Peruvian exotic fruit exports increased by 46.2% in 2021

Published Mar 24, 2022

Tridge summary

In 2021, Peru's exports of exotic fruits, including passion fruit, aguaymanto, and canistel, among others, saw a significant increase of 46.2% compared to the previous year, reaching a value of around 11.8 million euros. Passion fruit was the top export, with sales totaling €5.962 million, followed by aguaymanto with €3.273 million. Canistel was the third most exported fruit, with sales worth €1,756 million. The majority of these exports were purchased by South American countries, accounting for 31.8% of the total, followed by North America and Europe.

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The shipment of Peruvian exotic fruit abroad totaled about 11.8 million euros last year. According to the Cien-Adex (Global Business and Economy Research Center) of the Association of Peruvian Exporters, this is an increase of 46.2% compared to 2020. The report "Exotic Fruits: evolution of national and global markets" shows that the most exported fruit was passion fruit, with sales (in pulp, frozen and fresh form) of €5.962 million, followed by exports of dehydrated, frozen and preserved fruit. aguaymanto (Physalis peruviana), which totaled €3.273 million. In third place came canistel, whose sales (in pulp and frozen form) amounted to €1,756 million, while the fourth most exported exotic fruit was cherimoya, with total exports (in pulp and fresh form) worth €609,000 . Destination ...

Source: AGF