A new facility, costing around US$2 million, is being built in Peru's Olmos valley, becoming the first in Peru and Latin America to exclusively process pitahaya, a cactus fruit. The plant, capable of processing 3-4 tons per hour, will be built on a hectare of land and is expected to be ready by October. The Terra Project, which owns 80 hectares of pitahaya in the same valley, plans to expand its processing capabilities in the future to include industrial processing of the fruit. The strategic location of the project on the route to Piura allows for easy shipping from the Paita port, potentially serving markets including the United States and China.