Peru is among the world's top suppliers of passion fruit and exotic fruits

Published 2024년 8월 19일

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In 2023, Peru ranked 10th globally and 3rd in Latin America and the Caribbean as a supplier of exotic fruits, with passion fruit being the most popular. Exports of these fruits increased by 11% from 2022, reaching US$ 66 million 932 thousand. However, there has been a worrying decrease in passion fruit production due to climatic phenomena, new pests, and diseases. To address these issues, Peru is working on an action plan in collaboration with the National Institute of Agrarian Innovation of Peru (INIA) and has invested over 6.3 million soles in developing passion fruit experiments. The country also has potential opportunities in the cosmetics industry and is working on a new commercial variety of passion fruit.

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Thanks to the quality of Peruvian passion fruit and other exotic fruits, in 2023 the South American country was ranked 10th as a global supplier of these products and in third place in Latin America and the Caribbean. The information was released by the manager of Agroexports of the Association of Exporters (ADEX), Claudia Solano, who explained that passion fruit was the most popular exotic fruit abroad. “Last year, our shipments to the world amounted to US$ 66 million 932 thousand, showing an increase of 11% compared to 2022 (US$ 60 million 473 thousand). However, its poor performance between January and May of this year (-9.8%) is worrying. It is even estimated that it will close 2024 with a drop of -6%,” she added. This is due to various factors, such as lower production due to climatic phenomena that delayed flowering, the presence of new pests and diseases that were not previously found in passion fruit, among others. “We are already working with INIA to identify them and ...

Source: MXfruit