Peru diverts the destination of grape exports to closer markets due to protests

(Agraria.pe) Peru diverts the destination of grape exports to closer markets due to protests, informed the general manager of the Association of Table Grape Producers of Peru (Provid), Alejandro Cabrera. He explained that, although exporters and producers in the industry are struggling to recover from two weeks of blockades and protests, some fruits are being diverted from the Asian continent to closer markets, such as Central America, in order to guarantee that the grapes arrive intact. And it is that, although exports have grown to triple in the last decade, overcoming the social unrest of the past, the social outbreak after the removal of former president Pedro Castillo in December has been "particularly harmful", coinciding with a key moment for the fruit, that it has remained in the field or stored "longer than normal". Last year, Provid raised its shipment forecast for this season to 73 million boxes, or about 598,000 tons; this would represent an increase of 13% over the ...