totaled US$1.123 billion in November 2018, thus increasing 6.2% compared to the same month the previous year, Central Reserve Bank (BCR) informed.
Likewise, volume rose 13.1% underpinned by greater shipments from the
farming,
fishery, chemical, and
textile sectors. However, the segment's total average price slid 6.1%.
In this sense, sales of grapes (+39.9%),
blueberries (+26%), asparagus (+2.6%),
giant squid (+117.5%), and organic bananas (+33.5%) —among others— stood out.
Top destinations were the European Union (18.5%), North America (2.9%), and Andean countries (3.9%).
Among nations, the United States and the Netherlands stood out.
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