Peru is on track to surpass US$1.9 billion in grape exports by 2025 and is increasingly leaving behind Chile, the USA, and Italy.

(Agraria.pe) Peru could achieve a record in fresh grape exports in 2025, with projections placing the value above US$1.900 billion, driven by the predominance of seedless varieties and the growing weight of the country as an international price setter in the market. This is anticipated by the Directorate of Economic Studies of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI), which attributes this potential performance to genetic innovation, logistical efficiency, and the sector's ability to adapt to recent climatic challenges. In this way, the country strengthens its place as a price setter and reference center in the global export of fresh grapes. It is important to mention that the Peruvian export campaign comprises the months of September to March/April of the following year. In this sense, in the 2023/2024 campaign, exports declined by 13.7% in volume due to the effects of the El Niño Phenomenon, but in value, they remained growing with 8.4%. While in the ...