Peru: ADEX urges authorities to work together to maintain the pisco boom
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Published Feb 25, 2023
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The export of Pisco in 2022 (US$ 10 million 494 thousand) grew 45% and to maintain this rate it is necessary to guarantee the cultivation of pisco grapes in areas with Denomination of Origin, so it is important to carry out a census and at At the same time consolidate the work with the authorities, stated the president of the Pisco Committee of the Association of Exporters (ADEX), Carmen Robatty de Moquillaza.
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“2020 was complicated by the pandemic, we closed with almost US$4 million, that is, a drop of -41%. Subsequently, we concluded 2021 with an increase of 8.2% and 2022 with 45%. We trust that this 2023 will be better”, he expressed. Executing a census -he continued- will allow establishing the number of hectares planted with pisco grapes, which will help refine the work of the government and of the members of the chain, who in difficult times knew how to resist and move forward. "If we are going to boost domestic consumption and continue with the activities to identify more buyers abroad, it is necessary to know the situation of the crops and guarantee their availability over time," he said. He said that the private sector continues to work not only on the training of producers, but also on the identification of more buyers. "Together with ADEX Educación Continua we carried out the first diploma course in Pisco with singular success, to the point that we are evaluating carrying out ...
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