Olmos agricultural entrepreneurs in Peru prepare shipment of 5,000 tons of pitahaya in 2022

Fresh Dragon Fruit

Peru

United States

Published Oct 29, 2021

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(Agraria.pe) Pithaya produced in Peru seeks to gain a space in the international market. Thus, agricultural entrepreneurs from the Olmos district (Lambayeque) have been working to carry out the largest shipment of this fruit to Europe and the United States, between February and March of next year. Diego Rodríguez, general manager of R. Corp EIRL, the executing company of the Terra Project in Peru, indicated that in the first stage it is preparing to export 5,000 tons of pitahaya of the red variety or also known as 'American Beauty' that has been cultivated on an 80-hectare land, with the participation of 781 agricultural entrepreneurs. “We are working with traders so that it is marketed as a raw material on the shelves of supermarkets and restaurants in Spain, the Czech Republic, the United States, among other countries. The first export is already guaranteed because we are already processing the international certificates of good agricultural practices for organic production and carbon footprint ”, commented the executive.

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(Agraria.pe) Pithaya produced in Peru seeks to gain a space in the international market. Thus, agricultural entrepreneurs from the Olmos district (Lambayeque) have been working to carry out the largest shipment of this fruit to Europe and the United States, between February and March of next year. Diego Rodríguez, general manager of R. Corp EIRL, the executing company of the Terra Project in Peru, indicated that in the first stage it is preparing to export 5,000 tons of pitahaya of the red variety or also known as 'American Beauty' that has been cultivated on a 80-hectare land, with the participation of 781 agricultural entrepreneurs. “We are working with traders so that it is marketed as a raw material on the shelves of supermarkets and restaurants in Spain, the Czech Republic, the United States, among other countries. The first export is already guaranteed because we are already processing the international certificates of good agricultural practices for organic production and ...

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