Peru produces between 1 million and 1.2 million tons of sugar and between 180,000 and 189,000 cubic meters of alcohol per year

Published 2024년 3월 15일

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Since 1997, Peru's sugarcane industry has seen an investment of around US$ 1.8 billion, leading to a 30,000-hectare increase in the agricultural sector. The country produces 12 million tons of cane annually, with a yield higher than Brazil. Sugar production reaches up to 1.2 million tons annually, with 10% being exported and an additional 250,000 to 300,000 tons imported. The industry also produces between 180,000 and 189,000 cubic meters of alcohol, including ethanol, annually. The industry has generated over 100,000 jobs and includes 20,000 small cane growers. It also contributes to the circular economy, producing energy from bagasse, a byproduct of sugar manufacturing.

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Since the private investment process began in the sugarcane sector of our country in 1997 (with the purchase of Paramonga) to date, the industry has invested around US$ 1.8 billion, including the purchase of traditional mills such as Casa Grande, Cartavio, Laredo and San Jacinto; as well as new investments such as AgrOlmos, Caña Brava and Agro Aurora. This was stated by the general manager of the Peruvian Association of Agroindustrial Sugar and Derivatives (Perucaña), Carlos Castro Serón, who highlighted that these new investments (AgrOlmos, Caña Brava and Agro Aurora) made in the last 10 years have allowed the border to increase agricultural sector in the sugarcane sector in more than 30,000 hectares, so that in total there are currently 83,000 hectares of this crop. He highlighted that currently Peruvian sugarcane growing is a sector that has a different dynamism, since private investment has managed to reach very competitive international standards, leading average productive ...

Source: Portaldelcampo