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Peruvian exports of aguaymanto commonly known as Cape gooseberry reached 288 tons for US $ 2,659,000 in 2020

Cape Gooseberry
Peru
Published May 5, 2021

Tridge summary

Of the total exported volume, 82% corresponds to organic and 18% conventional. Regarding the dispatched presentation, dehydrated aguaymanto represented 92.6%, fresh 2.1%, frozen 1.65, with chocolate 1.2%, puree 0.8%, powder 0.8%.

Original content

(Agraria.pe) The aguaymanto is a native fruit of Peru, native to the Andes. In our country this fruit -considered superfood- is grown by small producers of family farming in the mountains. This was indicated by the specialist of the Commercial Intelligence Unit of Sierra and Selva Exportadora, María Esther Wong, who pointed out that this product has many expectations and growth potential for Peru both in the national and international market, due to the high demand for fruits with natural, organic and functional characteristics. He explained that in 2019, the national production of aguaymanto reached 1,607 tons, reflecting an increase of 3.47% compared to the 1,553 tons produced in 2018. In 2019, 311 hectares of aguaymanto were harvested in our country, 6.05% less than the 331 hectares harvested in 2018. The average productive yield went from 4.7 T / ha in 2018 to 5.2 T / ha in 2019. He added that the main aguaymanto producing regions in 2019 were: Huánuco with 1,263 tons (210 ...
Source: Agraria
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