Raspberry would be a new product with export potential in Peru
Fresh Raspberry
Peru
Published Jan 12, 2021
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The raspberry would be the new Peruvian fruit with the highest export expectations among national products for the coming years, estimated the Peruvian Foreign Trade Society (ComexPerú).
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The union indicated that, although to date Peruvian raspberries have only been exported in small samples to different countries, for amounts not exceeding USD 5,000, this situation could change if the product enters the United States, the main partner of the agro-export sector of the country. Peru, an issue that has been working on. ComexPerú indicated that, if this happens, the Peruvian raspberry could follow a similar route to that of blueberries, the flagship product of the country's agro-export basket. "In addition, the entry of the Peruvian raspberry to the United States would cause the interest in investing in this crop on the part of Peruvian agroindustrial companies to increase exponentially," said Rafael Zacnich, manager of Economic Studies at ComexPerú. In 2019, the United States imported raspberries for a total of USD 1.36 million, an increase of almost 20% over the previous year. This evolution has been constant since 2017 and it is estimated that it would continue in ...
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