Peru remains the world's largest quinoa producer and exporter, with exports up 42% year-on-year in the first seven months

Peru's Daily Business reported on the 8th that Agromercado, a commercial organization under the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Irrigation, said that the growth in quinoa exports was mainly due to the recovery of quinoa production after a decline last year, as well as consumers' focus on healthy food, which led to an increase in international market demand. The report released by the Peruvian National Customs and Taxation Bureau (Sunat) showed that from January to July, the total export volume of quinoa was 28,300 tons, which has been exported to 69 markets around the world, of which the United States, Canada, Italy, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Chile and Israel are the main export destinations. The total amount of quinoa exported to these 7 markets accounts for 68.5% of Peru's total quinoa exports. The United States is still the largest buyer of Peruvian quinoa, with an import volume of 12,400 tons and an import value of 33.3 billion tons. In addition, Italy's ...