Turmeric, ginger, and mango, the new promises in organic agro-export products in Peru

Turmeric, ginger and mango have become the most promising organic products for agro-export this year. This is due to the fact that consumers in markets such as Europe (the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium) and the United States tend to buy this type of food for its health and environmental benefits. One of the products that has been growing rapidly and steadily since the start of the pandemic is organic ginger, and this year until July it has managed to grow 19% (in FOB value). In this period, organic mango shipments grew 8%, approaching in value to that registered by organic coffee. Turmeric, while still registering a small amount, has doubled in terms of shipments abroad in the first seven months of the year. Turmeric, ginger and mango growth is expected to be mostly reflected at the end of this second half, ADEX said. It should be noted that organic bananas remain the product with the highest volume and value exported. (see table) Incentive With regard to organic coffee and cocoa, ...