Peruvian paprika exports register record in value

(Agraria.pe) From January 1 to November 20, 2022, Peruvian paprika exports (whole or powdered) reached 38,638,639 kilos for US$ 119,446,906, showing an increase of 16% in volume compared to what registered in the same period of the previous year. This was stated by the president of the Inform@cción consultancy, Fernando Cillóniz Benavides, who highlighted that in all of 2021 paprika shipments from Peru totaled 39,367,819 kilos for US$ 115,941,983. In addition, in 2020 shipments of this product amounted to 38,339,401 kilos for US$ 96,566,531. "As can be seen, we are already close to exceeding the entire volume of paprika sent in the previous campaign and in value we have already exceeded it, explained by the best price that has been registered in the international market," he said. He explained that in the analyzed period of this year, paprika shipments went to the following markets: Latin America, 18,572,195 kilos for US$ 59,433,769; North America, 13,928,351 kilos for ...