Peru: Tacna producers export 76 tons of red onion to Chile

The Government announced that producers from the district of Inclán, in Tacna, have directly exported 76 tons of red onion to Chile, thanks to the commercial coordination of Agromercado, which is the commercial arm of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri). The agreement with the agro-exporter Global Fruit Produce SAC provides for the export of a total of 250 tons of red onion, distributed in seven additional shipments of 25 tons each, scheduled weekly until October. This success is particularly significant because the export is carried out by producers belonging to family agriculture who joined forces to consolidate an offer of up to 600 tons of red onion grown on 105 hectares, with an average yield of 35.5 tons per hectare. Agromercado, through an agreement with the District Municipality of Inclán, has provided technical and commercial assistance, promoting associativity among producers, who are in the process of forming an association in search of ...