Agro-exports of Peru reach US $4,982 million in the first eight months of the year, showing a growth of 17%

Peru

Published Oct 13, 2021

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(Agraria.pe) Peruvian agro-exports totaled US $ 4,982 million between January and August of this year, experienced a growth of 17% compared to the same period in 2020, reported the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri). The products with the greatest contribution to growth in the first eight months of the year were: fresh avocado (+ 43%), fresh grapes (+ 12%), other food preparations of semolina flour, starch, starch, or malt extract (+ 3573% ), blueberries (+ 20%), fresh asparagus (+ 15%), preparations used to feed animals (+ 24%), carded or combed fine hair of alpaca or llama (+ 96%), other fruits (+ 28%), tara powder (+ 92%) and tara seed mucilage (+ 172%), among others. Of the value exported between January-August, agro-exports of non-traditional products accounted for 95%, while the remaining 5% corresponded to traditional ones.

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(Agraria.pe) Peruvian agro-exports totaled US $ 4,982 million between January and August of this year, experienced a growth of 17% compared to the same period in 2020, reported the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri). The products with the greatest contribution to growth in the first eight months of the year were: fresh avocado (+ 43%), fresh grapes (+ 12%), other food preparations of semolina flour, starch, starch or malt extract (+ 3573% ), blueberries (+ 20%), fresh asparagus (+ 15%), preparations used to feed animals (+ 24%), carded or combed fine hair of alpaca or llama (+ 96%), other fruits (+ 28%), tara powder (+ 92%) and tara seed mucilage (+ 172%), among others. Of the value exported between January-August, agro-exports of non-traditional products accounted for 95%, while the remaining 5% corresponded to traditional ones. In terms of traditional agricultural exports during the first eight months of the year they reached US $ 259 million FOB, ...

Source: Agraria