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Agro-export boom in Peru as shipments would have exceeded US$ 9,000 million in 2021

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Published Jan 7, 2022

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Peruvian agro-exports would have closed in 2021 with sales that would exceed 9,000 million dollars, a figure that means a growth of 15.8% compared to the value registered in 2020, according to the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri).

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Peruvian agro-exports would have closed in 2021 with sales that would exceed 9,000 million dollars, a figure that represents a growth of 15.8% compared to the value registered in 2020, according to the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri). "The stars are fruits, such as blueberries, fresh grapes and avocados, which exceeded 1,000 million dollars in exports (each) in 2021", said the director of Statistics, Monitoring and Policy Evaluation of Midagri, Christian Garay . "Only fruit exports would have exceeded 4,500 million dollars in 2021, a figure 15% higher than that registered in 2020. But the sector in general has had a remarkable performance, despite the situation of covid-19 and the health emergency, "he added. Christian Garay stressed that the agricultural sector more than fulfilled its role of supplying food in 2021, not only to the domestic market, but also to the world. “Agro-exports were one of the key drivers of the Peruvian economy in 2021, as ...
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