Peru remains one of the main destinations for Ecuadorian pitahaya, but with very low prices

Published 2024년 11월 18일

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Ecuador has experienced a significant growth in pitahaya exports in the first nine months of 2024, with a 17.6% increase in value and 7.2% increase in volume compared to the same period in 2023. The United States is the primary market, receiving 59.05% of the shipments, followed by Peru and Colombia. The European Union has also shown strong interest, with a 202% growth in imports. The average price in the United States is US$ 4.20 per kilo, while in the European Union and Hong Kong, the price is significantly higher. This growth places pitahaya among Ecuador's top five agricultural exports, with the country on track to export around US$ 200 million in 2024.

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(Agraria.pe) The pace of exports of pitahayas from Ecuador is increasing throughout this year. According to Alex Bustos Guerra, president of Green Control LA, shipments of the well-known 'dragon fruit' have increased by 17.6% in value and 7.2% in volume between January and September of this year, compared to the same period in 2023 (based on information from the Central Bank of Ecuador). Thus, in the first nine months of 2024, Ecuadorian shipments of this product reached the United States, which received 25,663 tons and whose market grew by 13.9%. Currently, the North American country represents 59.05% of the total market for Ecuadorian pitahaya exports. Its current average value is US$ 4.20 per kilo. In second and third place, as main destinations, are Peru and Colombia, but with very low prices, warns Alex Bustos. In fact, Peru currently represents 23.04% of the market share of pitahaya for Ecuador with an average price of just US$ 0.21 per kilo. Meanwhile, Colombia accounts for ...

Source: Agraria