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“We are not lacking optimism, because Peru is one of the most entrepreneurial countries in the world”
AGAP, the Association of Agricultural Producer Guilds of Peru, was founded in 2003 by Peru’s private agricultural sector. The idea was to bring together producing, processing, marketing and exporting companies in order to address industry-wide issues in an institutional manner. Since then, in just over 20 years, the organization has managed to support the agricultural…

Peru and China inaugurate the Port of Chancay: a milestone in international maritime trade
The official opening of the Port of Chancay on November 14, 2024, marked a turning point in international maritime trade. This port, an ambitious project developed in collaboration between Peru and China 80 kilometers north of Lima, is emerging as a strategic node that will transform the trade routes between South America and Asia, strengthening…

We have already opened no fewer than 73 markets for our Hass avocados
What started in 1999 as a collaboration between 13 Hass avocado producers in the central coastal area of Peru, with a total area of just 200 hectares, is nowadays an association with 71 associated producers and exporters. In 2023, Peru shipped 558,000 tons of Hass avocados to international markets and ranked as the second-largest Hass…

“The Asian market is important for smaller-sized avocados”
“While last year we ranked second among Peruvian avocado exporters, this year we are on track to leading overseas shipments,” says Omar Díaz Marchena, General Manager of Westfalia Fruit Peru. The achievement of this Peruvian subsidiary of the multinational Westfalia Fruit Group, a company with a 75-year legacy and globally recognized as avocado specialists, is…

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,”…

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…