Peru: Ica table grape exports grew in volume by almost 300%

From May 1 to December 18, 2023, table grape exports from the Ica region totaled 104,405,632 kilos, showing an increase of +298.5%, compared to the 26,198,468 kilos, registered in the same period. from the previous year. This was indicated by the president of the consulting firm Inform@cción, Fernando Cillóniz Benavides, who pointed out that this growth is due to the high temperatures recorded on the Peruvian coast bringing forward the table grape campaign in that region. He highlighted that Ica is the main producing and exporting region of table grapes in Peru, so the result of this region will be important to know the behavior of table grape exports at the national level. Regarding the grape campaign on the north coast (Piura, Lambayeque) that has already ended, he said that it has been reduced by the high temperatures recorded, affecting its production and export; However, the Ica campaign (whose peak occurs in December and January) will allow this contraction to be ...