“Peru’s 2024 mandarin season is starting with good prospects,” according to Manuel Canales, CEO and owner of the exporter Peru Mc Fruits. “Although we have not yet reached the initial campaign start date that normally occurs every year, we already see that in most of the valleys the fruit is developing successfully in terms of colour and, above all, size.”
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FreshPlaza Special on Peru (May 2024)
Peru’s agricultural exports have reached US$10.545 billion by the end of 2023, with projections to surpass US$11.500 billion by the end of 2024, as reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri). Despite challenges, the collaborative efforts of producers, exporters, and the state have enabled a 2.9% increase in exports over the previous…
“In the 20 years of Fairtrade banana history in Peru, I’ve witnessed more progress in the living conditions of small-scale producers than in the 35 years of the fair trade label’s history in other sectors,” says Diego Balarezo, manager of the fruit program at Solidaridad, highlighting the success of this social and productive project carried…
With 34 million inhabitants, Peru has twice the population of the Netherlands, and in terms of area, the South American country is 31 times larger. On the coast of Peru, a desert area that is three times the size of the Netherlands, the horticultural production did not start to develop substantially until about 25 years…
Regarding the different social protests recently experienced in Peru that could affect in any way the travel decision of tourists, we want to express that the public and private institutions of the tourism sector are executing several actions to attend and guide national and foreign tourists in the different regions of the country. In this…
ZGroup, a large provider in the cold chain and logistics industry in Peru and the US, recently achieved a milestone by installing a cutting-edge fresh produce distribution center for Cencosud, one of the largest retail companies in the Americas. “Comprising 80 modular containers, including cold rooms, loading docks, and power pack, this project represents the…
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…