Peru exports 4,000 pallets of grapes via refrigerated ship, South America's first

Published 2025년 1월 7일

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Peru has started exporting table grapes to the US using a refrigerated ship for the first time, due to a global shortage of agricultural product containers. The first cargo included 4,000 pallets from Ica, Arequipa, and Piura regions and departed from the Port of Paracas. The plan is to ship similar quantities on specific dates in January. The country also exports grapes to the European Union, China, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, and other countries, making a total of 65 countries.

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The first cargo included 4,000 pallets of table grapes (equivalent to nearly 200 containers), all produced in Ica, Arequipa and Piura, and departed from the Port of Paracas to ports on the east and west coasts of the United States. The four cargo holds on the refrigerated ship were all filled with fruits and refrigerated during transportation. According to the plan, similar quantities of fruits will be shipped on January 3 and 8. It is reported that the refrigeration of fruits in the hold by refrigerated ships is the first time in Peru's agricultural export industry. Faced with the global shortage of agricultural product containers, refrigerated ship exports are also an effective solution ...

Source: Foodmate