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Photo report: Fresh produce department at Metro supermarket, Lima
In the heart of Miraflores, we visited a Metro supermarket. It was a large store with 2 floors. All the fresh produce was located on the 2nd floor. What stood out was the price difference between imported and local products. Click here to open the photo report Full article in FreshPlazaFreshPlaza Special on Peru (May…

From plastic waste to edge protectors for banana exports
In Peru, the banana value chain generates around 410 tons of plastic waste each year, mainly from the bunch covers used to protect the fruit from environmental factors and potential diseases. After these covers can no longer be used, they are discarded, taken to a landfill, or even worse, burned, therefore polluting the environment. The…

“The new port set to open next year near Lima offers promising prospects for fruit exporters”
The loading of the first ships at the new port of Chancay, located about 70 km north of Lima, is expected to happen at the beginning of next year. Cosco Shipping Ports, which manages more than 300 terminals in 38 ports, not only in China, but also in the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi), Greece…

“The idea is to continue gaining agricultural land from the desert in the north and south of Peru”
20 years ago, Peruvian agro-exports mainly consisted of coffee beans, cocoa beans and asparagus and were worth around $1 billion; last year, however, the agricultural export sector managed to surpass the $10 billion threshold after diversifying its range with fruits like avocados, mandarins, table grapes, mangoes and blueberries, according to Edgar Manuel Vásquez Vela, director…

CBSA signs Mutual Recognition Arrangement with Peru
Strong partnerships between customs organizations and businesses enhance the security and integrity of our global supply chain. Today, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced the signing of a Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) with the National Superintendency of Customs and Tax Administration of the Republic of Peru (SUNAT) to honour each other’s Trusted Trader programs….

“White grapes are primarily exported to the U.S., where higher prices are paid for premium quality than in Europe”
Ingleby Farms, a multinational company with headquarters in Denmark and agricultural operations in various continents and countries, including livestock farming in Argentina and Australia, pistachio farming in the U.S. and cereal production in Romania and Uruguay, has chosen Peru as the main location for its blueberry, avocado and table grape productions. The firm implements regenerative…