Peru: Piura's food exports grew 39.9% between January and July of this year

Published Sep 24, 2021

Tridge summary

Between January and July 2021, Piura's food exports abroad reached US $ 979,185,000, a 39.9% increase compared to the same period in 2020, according to the Association of Exporters (ADEX). These exports made up more than 80.8% of Peru's non-traditional shipments and 68.5% of its total exports. The United States, China, and the Netherlands were the leading markets for these exports, with frozen squid, mangoes, and prepared or canned squid being the top products. Piura's exports of bananas and frozen squid accounted for 92% and 81% of the national total, respectively.

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Original content

(Agraria.pe) Between January and July 2021, shipments abroad of food from Piura (agroindustry and fishing for direct human consumption) totaled US $ 979,185,000, reflecting an increase of 39.9% compared to the same period in 2020 (US $ 699 million 742 thousand). This was reported by the Association of Exporters (ADEX), who highlighted that shipments in the first 7 months of this year (US $ 979,185,000) are only 0.9% more than that registered in the same period of 2019 (US $ 970,288,000 ), the year prior to the Covid-19 pandemic that affected the entire world economy. According to figures from the commercial intelligence system ADEX Data Trade, food from the Piura region represented more than 80.8% of the total of its non-traditional shipments (US $ 1,211,336,000) and 68.5% of the total (US $ 1,430,089,000) . The most important item was frozen squid (US $ 215,343,000) with a significant increase of 141%. It was followed by fresh or canned mangoes (US $ 163,781,000), prepared or ...

Source: Agraria