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Avocados take to New York Fleet Week
On May 24, Avocados from Peru honored the people of the U.S. Navy with a super avocado breakfast on board the USS Bataan during New York Fleet Week. Vice Admiral Douglas Perry, Commander of Joint Force Command Norfolk, Commander U.S. 2nd Fleet, and Fleet Director, Combined Joint Operations from the Sea Centre of Excellence, joined…
Modern easy peeler varieties give a boost to Peruvian mandarin exports
While Peruvian mandarin shipments to overseas destinations doubled from 20,000 tons in 2005 to 40,000 tons in 2013, exports truly picked up pace in the following eight years, reaching 200,000 tons by 2020. “The reason for this impressive growth was the introduction of modern easy peelers varieties, particularly the Nadorcott and Tango,” says Alfonso Rizo-Patrón,…
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…
Peru seeks to position itself as the world’s eighth-biggest exporter of fruits
Peru aims to achieve exports worth 65 billion dollars before the end of the year, surpassing the 64.3 billion dollars achieved in 2023 and setting record exports for the fourth consecutive year. Despite a 0.5% drop in the Peruvian economy last season, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) has an ambitious plan: to…
First air shipment of organic Peruvian ginger landed in the U.S. yesterday
The supply chain for organic ginger in the U.S. is pretty much empty. As a result, retailers have been eagerly waiting for Peru’s season to get started. “Ginger from Peru is a very desirable product, and the country grows a yellow variety that has a high level of gingerol that most other countries don’t grow,”…
Avocado growing continues to expand in Peru
While the main 2024 Peruvian avocado season has finished, Hass avocado production continues to grow annually on both the coast and in the mountains of Peru. “The growth is not alarming though since the consumer market is also increasing exponentially,” says Gino Neira, co-founder of Inkawald, a family-owned company based in Peru. He adds that…