Peru's agro-exports continue to post strong performance in international markets. Between January and May this year, shipments totaled US$4.713 billion, up 5.2% compared with the same period in 2025, the
"These figures confirm the resilience and competitiveness of Peru's agricultural sector. We continue to open new markets and strengthen the leadership of our flagship products," Agrarian Development and Irrigation Minister Felipe Meza stated.
Traditional agricultural exports rebound
Traditional agricultural exports reached US$267 million, up 27.8% from the previous year.
The growth was driven primarily by:
- Unroasted, non-decaffeinated coffee: US$228 million (+29.4%).
- Refined sugar: US$17 million (+22.4%).
- Non-carded or non-combed wool: US$5.1 million (+74.3%).
- Sugarcane molasses: US$4.6 million (+37.9%).
This group of products accounted for 95.5% of the total value of traditional agricultural exports.
Fruit leads non-traditional agro-exports
Meanwhile, non-traditional agro-exports generated US$4.446 billion, up 4.1%. Fruit led the export ranking:
- Fresh grapes: US$783 million (17.6% share, +16.7%).
- Avocados: US$705 million (15.9% share, +15.6%).
- Fresh blueberries: US$359 million (8.1% share, +43.5%).
Other products posting outstanding growth included cocoa preparations (+170%), ethyl alcohol (+92.5%), and passion fruit juice (+49.7%).
Together, the top 10 products accounted for 61.3% of non-traditional agro-exports.
Key export markets
Midagri reported that 79.7% of the value of agro-exports was concentrated in 10 key markets.
The ranking of international buyers was led by the United States and the Netherlands, followed by Spain, Chile, Mexico, England, Ecuador, Colombia, China, and Canada.
Positive trade balance
Finally, the strong export performance enabled the agricultural trade balance to post a surplus of US$1.807 billion in the January–May period.
This represents a 13.7% increase compared with the surplus recorded during the same period last year.
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