Raspberry production in Peru should focus on the frozen industry

Published 2024년 9월 2일

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Peru is expanding its agricultural portfolio by introducing raspberry cultivation across several regions, with a focus on the 'Heritage' and other varieties such as Driscoll and Consorcio-UC. The country plans to specialize in the frozen raspberry industry for both domestic and international markets, particularly taking advantage of the counter-seasonal production in the Northern Hemisphere. Additionally, Peru aims to explore opportunities in value-added products like juices, as well as applications in the nutraceutical and medicine sectors, leveraging the high market demand and prices for raspberries.

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(Agraria.pe) Peru is venturing into raspberry cultivation and it is expected that this fruit can follow the same path as the blueberry, said the advisor in Senior Management of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), Alfonso Velásquez Tuesta He indicated that in our country raspberries are currently being planted in the regions of Arequipa, Áncash, Huánuco, Junín, Lambayeque, Tacna, Cajamarca and Lima. In this last region, this planting is reported in Barranca, Huaura, Huaral and Cañete. The main variety of raspberry grown in our country is the traditional “Heritage”, but there are also other alternatives such as Driscoll, Consorcio - UC (from the Catholic University of Chile), Sunny Ridge, among others. Alfonso Velásquez said that the raspberry produced in Peru should focus on the frozen industry. Likewise, for the arrival to the international markets (located mainly in the Northern Hemisphere), he said that the counter-season should be taken advantage of, ...

Source: Agraria