Peru: Producers from Tacna export 18 MT of pomegranates to the United States

The pomegranate will continue to be one of the fruits with the greatest demand in international markets. Continuing on its path of growth in agricultural exports, the first container of pomegranates that will leave Tacna for the United States markets was certified. The Vice Minister of Development of Family Agriculture and Agrarian Infrastructure and Irrigation, Christian Barrantes, said that this step is very important because the suppliers of the processing plants, made up of small organized producers, have found in the pomegranate a product with little requirement for water and high profitability. This has allowed the export of the fruit not only to the United States, but also to other countries, such as Canada and the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, among others. "This is the first shipment certified by SENASA to the United States, which specifies the work carried out to open new export markets, turning Tacna into a region with agricultural export potential," said the ...