Peru exported 54,836 tons of unrefined sugar to the United States in 2022, showing an increase of 5.16% compared to the previous year

Sugar

United States

Peru

Published Feb 3, 2023

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(Agraria.pe) In 2022, Peru exported 54,836 tons of unrefined sugar to the United States, showing an increase of 5.16% compared to the 52,142 tons shipped in 2021.

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This was reported by the Directorate of Economic Studies, of the General Directorate of Agrarian Policies, of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), who pointed out that the volume dispatched by our country in 2022 represented 94.05% of the final quota granted, which amounted to to 58,304 tons. The original assigned quota was 43,175 tons. Among the companies that export unrefined sugar to the United States in 2022, the following stand out: Agrícola El Chira, Coazucar (Agrolmos, Casa Grande, San Jacinto), Cartavio, Laredo and Paramonga. Quota granted by the government of the United States This quota granted is in accordance with the commitments assumed in the Uruguay Round of GATT-94, where the United States, through the Office of the United States International Trade Representative (USTR for its acronym in English), grants 40 sugar-producing countries, at least a global quota of 1,117,000 tons at the beginning of each fiscal year, and according to internal ...

Source: Agraria