Peru: Agro-exports reached a total of $5,984 million in the first nine months of the year

Published Nov 18, 2021

Tridge summary

Between January and September 2021, Peru's agricultural exports saw a 19% increase compared to the same period in 2020, totaling US $ 5,984 million, as reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri). Non-traditional agro-exports, which made up 96% of the total, rose by 21% to US $ 5,590 million. The top non-traditional export products were fresh avocado, blueberries, grapes, and asparagus. Traditional agricultural exports, primarily driven by coffee, increased by 72% to US $ 395 million. The top destination countries for these exports were the United States, the Netherlands, and Spain, accounting for 78% of the total FOB value. From August to September 2021, agricultural exports experienced a 28% growth, with non-traditional exports reaching US $ 878 million and traditional exports increasing by 56% to US $ 136 million, resulting in a positive agricultural trade balance of US $ 1,396 million.

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Original content

(Agraria.pe) In the first nine months of the year (January-September), agricultural exports totaled US $ 5,984 million, a figure 19% higher than the same period in 2020, according to the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) . Only non-traditional agro-exports during that period totaled US $ 5,590 million, a figure 21% higher than that observed in the same period of 2020. The main products of the agro-export ranking were: fresh avocado US $ 1,088 million (19% of non-traditional agro-exports) , blueberries US $ 605 million (11%), fresh grapes US $ 470 million (8.4%) and fresh asparagus US $ 273 million (4.9%). Also highlighted were the higher sales of fresh mango US $ 226 million (4%), other citrus fruits US $ 169 million (3%), preparations used to feed animals US $ 140 million (2.5%), bananas including fresh cavendish valery bananas US $ 113 million (2%), frozen mango US $ 109 million (1.9%), other cocoa beans US $ 99 million (1.8%), other fruits US $ 81 ...

Source: Agraria