Peru plans to increase avocado exports to 600 thousand tons in 2022

According to the forecasts of industry experts, in 2022, the supply of avocados from Peru will exceed the indicators of 2021 by 13.2% and will reach 600 thousand tons. It is expected that by the end of 2021, the export of avocados from Peru will grow by 29.3% compared to 2020 and will reach 530 thousand tons. In monetary terms, this year's deliveries will exceed one million US dollars, which is 39% higher than the total export value of 2020, when exporters of Peru supplied 410 thousand tons of avocados for $ 756 thousand to world markets. This was announced by Fernando Sillonis, president of the consulting company [email protected ] ón, reports FruitNews. He added that the growth in exports is associated with the establishment of new plantations by both large companies and small producers, as well as an increase in fruiting in new ...