Peru: Significant growth in piquillo pepper shipments

Published 2022년 6월 19일

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In the first quarter of 2022, Peru experienced a significant growth in its piquillo pepper exports, with a total of 5,889 tons making US$12 million. This represents an 18% increase in volume and a 17% increase in value compared to the previous year. The majority of these exports, 86%, were shipped to Spain, followed by the United States with 4% and France with 3%. While the average price per kilogram decreased slightly in Spain and the United States, it increased by 13% in France, where exports tripled in both volume and value from the previous year.

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Peruvian piquillo pepper shipments totaled 5,889 tons for US$12 million in the first quarter. Compared to the previous year, exports of the product obtained a growth of 18% in volume and 17% in value. The average price obtained by this variety of pepper was US$ 2.02 per kilogram, 1% less than what was received in the same period of the previous year. The main destinations for piquillo peppers were Spain, with an 86% share, the United States, with 4%, and France, with 3%. Spain received 5,093 tons of piquillo peppers for US$10 million, this represented a significant growth of 26% in volume and 21% in the value of shipments. The average price received in this country was US$2.02 per kilogram, 3% less than what was obtained in the first quarter of 2021. On the United States side, exports of this variety of pepper totaled 227 tons for US$511 thousand. Compared to the first quarter of 2021, both the volume and value of shipments doubled. Regarding the price, in this destination it was ...

Source: Freshfruit.pe