Peru: Artichokes, cotton and rice were the agricultural products that grew the most in production in the first four months of 2023

Published 2023년 6월 30일

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The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) reported that artichokes, raw cotton, and paddy rice were the agricultural products that saw the most growth in production in the first four months of the year in Peru. Artichokes experienced a 5% increase in volume and 8% increase in value, largely due to better international prices. Raw cotton production grew 17.1% due to higher demand from the textile industry, while paddy rice production increased 11.3% thanks to increased access to water resources and better farm prices.

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The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) reported that the agricultural products that grew the most in production in the first four months of this year were artichokes (+22.11%), raw cotton (+17.1%) and paddy rice (+11.3%). ). He pointed out that in the case of artichokes, only last year exports reached 58,319 tons sent for a value of US$ 162 million. This result experienced an increase of 5% in volume and 8% in value, driven by the best international price that reached US$ 2.77 per kilogram. In recent years, the artichoke has become the second most important vegetable in the Peruvian agricultural export basket, only surpassed by asparagus. The main regions of this product are Cajamarca, La Libertad, Áncash, Junín, Huancavelica, Lima, Ayacucho and Ica. The artichoke has conquered more than 20 countries and the most popular presentation is the processed canned form (96% participation). In the case of raw cotton, production grew +17.1% from January to April ...

Source: Portaldelcampo