Peru's agricultural exports started the year with positive figures. Last January, sales amounted to US$745 million, an increase of 14% compared to the same month in 2021, the
Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) reported on Monday.
In the first month of the year, agricultural exports of traditional products accounted for 12% of the total, while non-traditional exports accounted for the remaining 88%.
For example, traditional agricultural exports totaled US$90 million, up 238% from January 2021, due to higher exports of unroasted coffee (87 million), whose sales increased 267%.
In addition, exports of unroasted coffee represented 98% of traditional agricultural exports in said month.
Meanwhile, non-traditional exports in January totaled US$655 million, a 4.4% rise compared to the same month in 2021.
The products that stood out in the agro-export ranking were: fresh avocados, whose exports reached US$300 million (accounting for 46% of non-traditional agricultural exports), as well as fresh mangoes (US$71 million; 11%), blueberries (US$52 million; 8%), asparagus (US$22 million; 3.3%), and preparations for animal feed (US$14 million; 2.2%).
Also of note was the growth recorded by exports of frozen mangoes, which totaled US$14 million and accounted for 2% of the total, as well as of bananas including the fresh "Cavendish Valery" type (US$10 million; 1.5%), fresh avocados (US$9 million; 1.4%), onions and shallots (US$6.5 million; 1.0%), and other fruits (US$6.4 million; 1%).
Together, these 10 products account for 77% of the non-traditional exportable supply.
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Published: 3/21/2022