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New Zealand will begin importing Peruvian citrus fruits, including mandarins, oranges, tangelos, and limes, this year. This follows a signed agreement between the countries' agriculture ministries and plant health authorities. Peru has experienced a 22% increase in mandarin volume and a 44% increase in value in the first seven months of this year, with the US and Europe being its primary markets. The country's growth as a citrus supplier is largely due to its diverse and improved varietal portfolio, such as Murcott, Nadorcott, and Orri.
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New Zealand will become the next market to open to Peruvian citrus exports. Last week, representatives of Peru’s agriculture ministry and plant health authority held a meeting with their New Zealand counterparts at which they signed a working plan paving the way for imports of the fruit. Under the agreement, producers from Ica, Lima, Piura, La Libertad, Junín, Arequipa, Ancash and Lambayeque will be able to send mandarins, oranges, tangelos and limes to New Zealand from this year. Peru exported 143,410 tonnes of mandarins worth US$185m in the seven months to the end of July, representing an increase of 22 per cent in volume and 44 per cent in value, according to consultancy firm FreshFruit. Prices were up across almost all varieties, with Clemensol, Nova and Primosole registering the biggest increases. Exporters were able to capitalise on lower volumes in the US – Peru’s biggest market – along with earlier-than-usual end to the Californian season. Total shipments to the US to July ...
Source: Fruitnet
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