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“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…

“Peruvian limes have 25% more juice than Mexican limes”
After 10 years of experience, the agro-exporting company Sol de Olmos has become Peru’s leading garlic exporter, the third-largest in dried chilies and the fourth in limes, and it continues to aim high. Its next goal is to become the second or third largest exporter of limes this year 2024. “We started our journey in…

Abundance of Peruvian avocados expected late spring through summer
Hass avocados from Peru will be prime for selling to U.S. consumers in time for the 2024 backyard barbecue season. Customers of Index Fresh, a global avocado marketing and distribution company, will have the availability of the premium Peruvian harvest throughout the summer with fixed pricing on fruit secured now as part of prebooked, season-long…

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….

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…

Spain and the Netherlands, the main destination markets for Peruvian pitahaya
In the first quarter of 2024, Peru exported 138 tons of fresh pitahaya for US$392,391. This is 178% and 287% more volume and value, respectively than the 50 tons and US$101,329 achieved in the same period of the previous year. The average price of pitahaya has also experienced a significant increase, growing by 39%, from…