APEM: no product in the Peruvian agricultural export basket has received such a negative impact as mango

Fresh Mango

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Peru

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Published Mar 20, 2024

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Due to high temperatures, mango production in Peru and Ecuador has suffered in the 2023/2024 campaign, leading to an increase in Brazil's exports, especially to Europe. Carlos Iván Vílchez Peralta, president of the Peruvian Association of Mango Producers and Exporters (APEM), emphasized the need for high-quality fruit and collaboration between the industry, farmers, and authorities. He particularly highlighted the Piura region, where mango production dropped by 70%. The National Institute of Agrarian Innovation (INIA) sees potential in projects to enhance flowering amidst climate changes. The article also notes that each mango container can hold 5,544 boxes of 4 kilos each.

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(Agraria.pe) High temperatures affected mango production in Peru and Ecuador in the 2023/2024 campaign. This panorama is being taken advantage of by Brazil, which year after year increases its exports of this fruit. In this regard, the president of the Peruvian Association of Mango Producers and Exporters (APEM), Carlos Iván Vílchez Peralta, pointed out that Brazil is a player that we should not stop looking at, since it supplies a lot of fruit to Europe and is increasingly entering Peru's commercial window when it receives better prices. He indicated that mango shipments from Brazil to Europe have been growing rapidly in the months of February and March in the last 3 years. He detailed that in week 7 of 2022, Brazil exported 39 containers of mango to Europe; In week 7 of 2023, it shipped 85 containers; and in week 7 of 2024 it exported 127 containers. Likewise, in week 8 of 2022, Brazil exported 95 containers of mango; In week 8 of 2023, it shipped 82 containers; and in week 8 of ...

Source: Agraria