Peruvian papaya exports grew almost 27% in 2024, but it lacks promotion and depends on a single market

Published Feb 12, 2025

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In 2024, Peru experienced a 26.8% increase in papaya exports, totaling 355.5 tons, with 73.7% being Andean papaya and 26.3% tropical papaya. The exports were distributed across seven countries, with Chile being the primary market receiving 91.4% of the shipments. The main companies involved in these exports were Andean Superfood and Agrícola Los Médanos, among 22 other companies. Despite this increase, there has been a decrease in papaya exports over the past five years by 42%, due to low foreign market consumption and dependence on a single market. The production of Andean papaya is mainly in Puno, Arequipa, Huánuco, and Amazonas, while tropical papaya is produced in regions such as Ucayali, Loreto, San Martín, and Lambayeque.

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(Agraria.pe) Peru exported 355.5 tons of papaya during the 12 months of 2024, which meant a growth of 26.8%. Of that total, 73.7% corresponded to Andean papaya, and 26.3% to tropical papaya. This was reported by market analyst Heber Chávez, who added that the shipments were made by 22 different companies, in various presentations that included frozen papaya and canned papaya. Regarding markets, he said that there are seven destination countries, with Chile as the main one representing 91.4% of the total shipments. Of that total, 80.7% corresponds to Andean papaya and 19.3% to tropical papaya. Meanwhile, the United States is in second place with 6.1%, with the observation that tropical papaya is delivered there. Five other countries account for 2.5% of shipments of this Peruvian fruit. Heber Chávez also points out that the main exporting companies in 2024 were Andean Superfood, which accounted for 62.9% of shipments; followed by Agrícola Los Médanos with 7.3%. The remaining ...

Source: Agraria