Peru is consolidating its position as the world’s leading blueberry exporter with record sales to the world’s main markets of more than $ 2.27 billion in 2024, in a season that will continue until April this year, according to the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri). Peru ended last year with an extraordinary production…
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…
As the price and demand for ginger has increased in world markets, the local Peruvian population have also increased consumption of this popular food ingredient. According to Leandro Manuel Llacctarimay Figueroa, Sales and Operations Manager of the Peruvian ginger grower and exporter Agroexportaciones Llacta: “The price has been rising for four weeks now, rising by…
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…
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…
On May 24, Avocados from Peru honored the people of the U.S. Navy with a super avocado breakfast on board the USS Bataan during New York Fleet Week. Vice Admiral Douglas Perry, Commander of Joint Force Command Norfolk, Commander U.S. 2nd Fleet, and Fleet Director, Combined Joint Operations from the Sea Centre of Excellence, joined…