Peruvian citrus exports total 251,625 tons in week 38, showing a slight drop of 0.5%

Peru

Published Sep 28, 2022

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At the end of week 38 (September 18) of the 2022 campaign, Peruvian citrus exports (tangerine, tangelo, lime, orange, lemon and grapefruit) reached 251,625 tons, registering a slight contraction of - 0.5% compared to the 252,946 tons shipped in the same period of the 2021 campaign. This was stated by the general manager of the Association of Citrus Producers of Peru (Procitrus), Sergio del Castillo Valderrama, who highlighted this recovery in shipments in recent months of the campaign (July, August and September), thanks to the greater dynamism of late mandarins, where the W.Murcott and Tango varieties stand out.

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(Agraria.pe) It must be remembered that, until July 8, 2022 (week 28), Peruvian citrus exports had fallen 12% in volume (reaching 120 thousand tons). It is expected that at the end of this campaign (at the end of week 40), Peruvian citrus exports in 2022 will be similar to those of the 2021 campaign. He explained that until week 38 of the 2022 campaign, the main destination of citrus fruits from Peru was The United States, who acquired 143,520 tons (+62%), also concentrated 57% of the total dispatched by our country. It is followed by the European Union with 31,671 tons (-32%), it participated with 13% of the total; United Kingdom with 23,982 tons (-44%), represented 10% of the total; Asia with 12,681 tons (-53%), 5% of the total; Canada with 11,361 tons (-6%), 5% of the total; South America with 9,443 tons (-24%), 4% of the total; Central America with 8,000 tons (+9%), 3% of the total; Mexico with 6,243 tons (+85%), 2% of the total; and Russia with 4,724 tons (-59%), 2% of the ...

Source: Agraria