The value of Peruvian agricultural foreign trade fell 3.3% in January-July 2023

Between January and July of this year, the value of foreign trade in Peruvian agricultural goods fell at an interannual rate of 3.3% due to the joint reduction in imports (-3.8%) and exports (-2.9%). The lower exports responded to the drop in sales of coffee (-58.8%), tara (-54.1%) and palm oil (-24.1%). However, the sale of fruit increased (+6.4%) such as avocado (+17.4%), grapes (+14.4%) and blueberries (+7.5%), according to the monthly trade report of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur ). The United States, one of our main destination markets for agricultural products (with 33% of the total), reduced its purchasing volume (-13%). However, the volume sent to the European Union, ...