Peru's Agricultural Exports Increase by 23.6% Year-on-Year in 1-4 Month Period, China Among Top 10 Buyers

Peru's "Peru News" reported on the 11th that in the first four months, Peru's traditional agricultural product exports amounted to $147 million, while non-traditional agricultural product exports performed outstandingly, reaching $3.593 billion, a year-on-year growth of 27.3%, marking Peru's acceleration into the global market.

Looking specifically at non-traditional agricultural product exports, the main export products were fresh grapes ($742 million, accounting for 20.7% of total exports), avocados ($388 million, accounting for 10.8%), fresh blueberries ($241 million, accounting for 6.7%), fresh mangoes ($226 million, accounting for 6.3%), and raw cocoa beans ($190 million, accounting for 5.3%).

In terms of export markets, the top ten buyers of Peruvian agricultural products are: the United States, the Netherlands, Spain, Mexico, Chile, Ecuador, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, and Colombia. Exports to these countries account for 77.7% of Peru's total agricultural product exports.

Minister of Agricultural Development and Irrigation Angel Manero stated that the plan is to continue expanding agricultural product exports to major markets, aiming to surpass last year's export record of $12.798 billion.