Peru's agricultural trade balance registered a surplus of US $ 494 million in the first half of 2021

Published 2021년 9월 2일

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In the first half of 2021, Peruvian agricultural exports experienced a 20% increase compared to the previous year, reaching a value of $3,480 million. This growth was largely driven by non-traditional agricultural exports, which accounted for 97% of the total and saw a 21% increase, totaling $3,361 million. The main non-traditional export products included fresh avocado, grape, mango, asparagus, and frozen mango. Traditional agricultural exports, which primarily consist of coffee, saw a 5% share of the total exports. The United States was the main destination for these exports, accounting for 27% of the total value. However, the trade balance surplus of $494 million in the first half of 2021 was 16% lower than the previous year due to a 29% increase in agricultural imports.

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(Agraria.pe) In the first semester of this year (January-June), Peruvian agricultural exports reached US $ 3,480 million, which represented an increase of 20% compared to what was obtained during the same period of the previous year. It was reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), who detailed that agricultural shipments (traditional) in the first six months of the year totaled US $ 119 million. The main item shipped from this subsector is coffee. On the other hand, agricultural and / or agroindustrial (non-traditional) exports in the first half of 2021 totaled US $ 3,361 million, a figure that represented a growth of 21% compared to what was observed in the same period of 2020. The main products of This subsector was fresh avocado US $ 689 million (20% of non-traditional agricultural exports), fresh grape US $ 463 million (14% of the total), fresh mango US $ 226 million (6.7%), fresh asparagus US $ 132 million (3.9%) and frozen mango US $ 105 ...

Source: Agraria