Peru exported 240,250 tons of coffee for US$ 1,103 million in 2024

(Agraria.pe) In 2024, Peru exported 240,250 tons of coffee (5,223,000 quintals) for US$ 1,103 million, reported the president of the National Coffee Board (JNC), Delky Gutiérrez Guerrero. He indicated that the figures could have been higher both in volume and value, however, the smaller harvest affected expectations. “Peruvian coffee exports faced a stressful commercial cycle during the January-December 2024 period, due to the strong fluctuation in prices, and an unusual speculation of the same in production areas, affecting the agreed shipping dates,” he said. Delky Gutiérrez highlighted the important contribution that coffee cooperatives have made after their reactivation process in the last 28 years, by adding a share of 26% of the total value of coffee exports, against the 4% represented in 1996, despite the adverse governmental, political and economic environments, which she said, tried to block their performance. “We managed to overcome policies of financial exclusion and ...