Peru: Protocol for the entry of pitahaya into the US would be ready in 2023

The presence of the Peruvian export of pitahaya is still small in the world. At least, this is pending the opening of the US market, which would happen in 2023 if the negotiations of the health protocol with said country reach good terms. For now, the National Agricultural Health Service (Senasa) and its counterpart in the United States are working together to meet this goal. “Once that market opens up. The number of hectares that today are between 3,000 and 5,000 is going to skyrocket, because the US is a market with great demand compared to Europe, to which today it is being exported”, says Diego Rodríguez, CEO of R Coorp that is in charge of the Terra project with 200 hectares of pitahaya, of which 80 hectares are already planted in Lambayeque. At the level of samples, in 2021, shipments totaled US$8,800 with 2.3 tons, while, from January to July of this year, they reached US$10,000, with almost 3 tons, he mentioned. Currently, Rodríguez comments that the world's leading ...