ADEX: Agro-exports fell 0.02% from January to August 2020 in Peru

(Agraria.pe) From January to August 2020, agro-exports (traditional and non-traditional) amounted to more than US $ 4,158 million, presenting a slight drop (-0.02%) compared to the same period last year. This was reported by the Association of Exporters (ADEX), which said that this rate is lower compared to that of January - July (-1%) and is due to higher shipments of grapes, mangoes and blueberries, The exporter union explained that in In the first eight months of the year, the worst scenario occurred in traditional agricultural shipments (US $ 291,293,000), which decreased -17%, while value added (US $ 3,867,234,000) grew 1.6% . However, in the monthly detail it is observed that jointly (traditional and non-traditional agriculture), August was the best month, achieving a growth of 17%. In March they only grew 1% and in April they fell -17%, as in May (-2%), June (-8%) and July (-8%). The president of the business union, Erik Fischer Llanos, reiterated that, in the face of the ...