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.
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FreshPlaza Special on Peru (May 2024)
The hope of an increase in blueberry volumes and return to normal in this 2024/2025 campaign is a reality for the Peruvian blueberry industry. “Rather it is expected to achieve a new growth record in this 2024/2025 campaign,” says Aurora Bazán, an international business consultant in Peru, who assists producers and represents foreign purchasing companies….
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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…
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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…