Peruvian grape aims to maintain its global leadership

(Agraria.pe) Peru has gone from being an emerging player to becoming the world leader in table grape exports, displacing historical competitors like the United States and Italy and positioning itself as the main reference in countering the major producers of the northern hemisphere, with the main months for Peruvian grapes starting from September onwards. This leadership is based on a comprehensive strategy that combines massive adoption of high-productivity licensed grape varieties, aggressive varietal renewal towards seedless white grapes, precision water management in arid zones—which has transformed Piura into one of the most recognized production regions globally—and a commercial strategy focused on the most profitable windows, especially towards the U.S. market. Today, Peru not only leads the global ranking in volume and FOB value—with campaigns already exceeding US$ 2,000 million in exports—but has also managed to diversify its reach, sending grapes to more than 40 ...