“Peruvian citrus exports are very stable.”

(Agraria.pe) Peruvian citrus exports are very stable, as reflected in the total volume exported over the last five years, which appeared to have grown by only 20% over this entire period, i.e., a fluctuation of approximately 5% annually, noted Estuardo Masías Málaga, managing director of La Calera. He noted that this is due to the fact that the global citrus market is a mature, highly competitive market, where the main products fall into the commodity category, such as oranges, grapefruits, and lemons, the three main citrus groups that make up global exports. “In Peru, given the presence of a strain of the tristeza virus (a disease that affects citrus trees such as orange, lemon, and mandarin trees, caused by a closterovirus and transmitted by aphids and infected plant material), which affects these three main citrus groups, their development has been slower compared to mandarins, which are more resistant to this pathogen,” Masías notes. In any case, says the managing director ...