Peru exported 20,648 tons of asparagus for US$81 million so far in 2024: a 22% drop in volume and 5% in value

(Agraria.pe) Consumer trends in large global markets have moved towards healthier eating. This favors products such as asparagus, whose demand growth projection has been positive in recent years. And while this should be a good incentive for producers, for Peruvian exporters the road has been full of obstacles. After a period of clear growth and attractive prices, production and commercial problems have become persistent. 2022 was a difficult year in commercial terms. Prices remained at a low level and international competition grew considerably. It was much more difficult to place the recovered Peruvian production in the North American and European markets. On the other hand, in 2023, the situation was the opposite. The El Niño phenomenon greatly limited global supply, including the Peruvian one, and this generated a significant increase in prices that allowed Peruvian asparagus producers to close that year positively. However, the danger generated by Mexican production, which ...