“The area planted with licensed grape varieties far exceeds that of traditional grapes in Peru”

At the end of the 2022-2023 campaign, the Association of Exporters of Peru (ADEX) announced on TVPerú Noticias that Peru has once again become the world’s leading exporter of table grapes. Shipments reached 526,857 tons, according to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

The growth of the Peruvian grape sector has been remarkable over the last 20 years and has gone hand in hand with that of Provid, a non-profit association founded in 2001, which currently accounts for more than 70% of the volume of Peruvian table grapes exported worldwide.

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