Peru: How grapes, blueberries and avocados drive fruit exports

Published 2021년 6월 30일

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Peru has seen a significant increase in fruit exports, reaching USD 3.8 billion in 2020 and ranking among the top 10 fruit exporting countries in the world since 2017. The country's growth in the fruit export market has been driven by the United States and the EU-28, with grapes, blueberries, and avocados being the primary exports. Peru has emerged as a key supplier, shifting the balance of power among southern hemisphere suppliers, and has nearly doubled its table grape production since 2001, exporting to over 50 countries. The value of U.S. table grape imports from Peru has more than doubled in the past five years, reaching over USD 480 million in 2019, and Peru was the second largest exporter in the world in 2019, following Chile.

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Information provided by a USDA Foreign Agricultural Service International Agricultural Trade Report. Peru's fruit exports have grown rapidly over the past decade, going from just USD 540 million in 2010 to USD 3.8 billion in 2020, with Peru ranking among the top 10 fruit exporting countries in the world since 2017. Although Chile is still the main exporter in the southern hemisphere, Peru has caught up with other major suppliers in the southern hemisphere, such as Ecuador and South Africa. Grapes, blueberries and avocados drive Peru's fruit exports, followed by steady gains in citrus and mangoes. In 2020, the United States and the EU-28 accounted for more than 75% of Peru's exports, while China, Hong Kong and Canada each account for about 5%. World exports of table grapes, grapes intended for fresh consumption, have been increasing steadily for decades. Driven by strong growth in consumer demand, world exports have more than doubled since 2001 to a forecast of 3.4 million tonnes ...

Source: ClPortalFrutiCola