Ayacucho, Peru: Producers export 20 MT of quinoa, valued at $ 40 thousand, to Spain

Published 2020년 10월 12일

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The Association of Organic Agroindustrial Producers of Peru (ASPAGRO) has made its second shipment of quinoa to Spain, worth $40,000, benefiting 100 producer families in the Ayacucho region. The first shipment was just one ton, sent in December of the previous year. ASPAGRO is receiving technical assistance and training from the Ruta Exportadora program. In 2019, quinoa exports were valued at $135 million. So far this year, quinoa shipments abroad have reached $82 million.

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The Association of Organic Agroindustrial Producers of Peru (ASPAGRO), a participant in the Ruta Exportadora program, completed its second shipment of quinoa to Spain valued at $ 40,000, reported the Commission for the Promotion of Peru for Exports and Tourism (PromPerú). This operation benefits 100 producer families in the Ayacucho region, who sent 20 tons of Andean grain to the Iberian country: 12 tons were conventional quinoa and 8 tons were certified organic. ASPAGRO's first shipment of quinoa was for one ton, and it was made in December of last year. Currently, the association receives technical assistance and training in quality management, sustainable trade, export management, export facilitation and trade promotion from the Ruta Exportadora program. It is important to note that in 2019, quinoa exports registered a value of $ 135 million and were sent to 78 destination markets, the main ones being the United States, Canada, France and the Netherlands. The Export Route ...

Source: PEagronoticias