ADEX: Peruvian agro-exports fell -2.8% between January and July

Published Sep 11, 2020

Tridge summary

Between January and July 2020, Peruvian agricultural exports saw a 2.8% decrease, totaling US $ 3,483,116,950, with primary agricultural shipments contributing 5.5% and experiencing a 26.2% reduction due to issues like coffee rust and a decline in cane sugar markets. On the other hand, agroindustrial exports, which accounted for 94.5% of the total, saw a slight 1% decrease, led by products such as avocados, fresh grapes, mangoes, and asparagus. The United States and the Netherlands were the leading destinations for these exports. ADEX is planning to host the Virtual Food Expo 2020 from September 30 to November 15 to boost the global presence of Peruvian food supplies.

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Original content

(Agraria.pe) In the January-July 2020 period, Peruvian agricultural exports totaled US $ 3,483,116,950, registering a -2.8% drop compared to what was registered in the same months of the previous year (US $ 3,584,833,428), reported the manager of Agroexports of the Association of Exporters (ADEX), Susana Yturry. Primary agricultural shipments The result was due to the negative behavior of agricultural primary shipments that in the first seven months of the year reached US $ 192,842,000, showing a reduction of -26.2% compared to what was obtained in the same period of 2019 (US $ 261,330 .151). These shipments represented 5.5% of the total agro-exports. He explained that his main item, coffee, still faces the effects of rust and saw its shipments drop by -14.7% (January-July). In this regard, the president of the Coffee and Cocoa Committee of ADEX, Félix Marín Ludeña, considered urgent the approval of the protocols for the importation of seeds of the Arabica variety - in charge of ...

Source: Agraria