Non-traditional fishing exports in Peru would reach pre-pandemic level in 2022

Published 2022년 10월 7일

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The article highlights the potential for a recovery of Peru's non-traditional fishery exports to pre-pandemic levels in 2022, driven by increased exports of scallops and frozen mahi mahi fillets. In 2019, the sector exported 533,171 tons valued at US$1,592 million, but these figures dropped by 11% in volume and 18% in value in 2020 due to the pandemic. However, a recovery was seen in 2021, with a 0.01% increase in volume and a 7% decrease in value compared to 2019. The first seven months of 2022 saw more than 265,000 tons of seafood exported, valued at US$979.5 million. The demand for hydrobiological products, such as fish and shellfish, has been on the rise due to their nutritional benefits. Notably, scallop exports have seen a significant increase in both value and volume, and there has also been a surge in the exports of frozen mahi mahi fillets.

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(Agraria.pe) Non-traditional fishery exports could recover this year reaching the pre-pandemic level, mainly driven by larger shipments of scallops and frozen mahi mahi fillets, projected the Institute for Research and Development of Foreign Trade of the Chamber of Commerce. Trade of Lima (Idexcam). He explained that in 2019 this sector exported 533,171 tons of products worth US$1,592 million, figures that were affected in the first year of the pandemic, registering in 2020 drops of 11% in volume and 18% in value, respectively. In 2021, shipments abroad of non-traditional fishing managed to recover, after adding US$ 1,476.83 million and 533,250 tons, which, when compared to 2019, meant a drop in value of 7%, but an increase in volume of 0.01% , I note. In the first seven months of 2022 (January-July), Idexcam indicated that the sector achieved a good performance with more than 265,000 tons shipped abroad valued at US$979.5 million. In this regard, the head of Idexcam, Óscar ...

Source: Agraria