The United States and the Netherlands acquired 44% of Peruvian agricultural exports in the first half of the year

From January to June 2023, Peruvian agricultural exports (traditional + non-traditional) totaled US$ 3,922 million, showing a contraction of -1.1%, compared to what was achieved in the same period of the previous year, explained by lower coffee shipments, reported the Foreign Trade Society of Peru (ComexPerú). He explained that, in the first six months of this year, traditional agricultural shipments amounted to US$ 200 million (-56%), while agricultural and/or agro-industrial shipments (non-traditional) totaled US$ 3,722 million (+6%). ). The international trade union pointed out that in the first half of 2023 the main destinations for Peruvian agricultural exports were the United States with US$ 1,127 million (-10.2%), concentrating 29% of the total; and the Netherlands with US$ 578 million (+10.3%), participating with 15% of the total. Other important markets were Spain with US$ 274 million (+21.2%), representing 7% of the total; Ecuador, US$ 222 million (+22.1%), concentrated ...