From Peru to Finland. Amazon nut shipments totaled around US$ 3,423,000 in the first two months of 2023, a growth of 91% compared to the same period in 2022 (US$ 1,796,000), indicated the Agro-export Management of the Association of Exporters ( ADEX).
The market with the greatest demand was Finland, with close to US$1,102,000, followed by South Korea (US$890,648) and the US (US$661,430), with a joint representation of 77.5%. They completed the top ten Turkey (US$297,719), the Netherlands (US$210,437), Brazil, Russia, Australia, Guatemala and Colombia.
The White Lion Nuts company led these shipments. El Bosque, Manutata, Natur Foods Export, Agrícolas y Forestales, Highland Foods, Nuttree Corporation Sociedad Comercial de Responsabilidad Limitada-Nuttree Corp., Candela Perú, Agrofino Foods and La Nuez also stood out.
ADEX, with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and PromPerú, promote the participation of Peruvian companies in the Seoul Food & Hotel 2023 fair, to be held from May 30 to June 2 in South Korea. Among the exhibiting firms that will exhibit Amazon nuts are Candela and Amazon Andes Export.
Amazon nut: Peru second world exporter
According to the commercial intelligence note ‘Evolution of the international and national market for the Amazon nut’ from the Center for Research on Global Economy and Business of the Association of Exporters CIEN-ADEX, in 2021 Peru was the second world exporter of this product , after Bolivia.
The highland country dispatched it for US$155,400,000, concentrating 50% of the total (23.8% increase), Peru for US$46,900,000 (61.8%), and Germany for US$3,800,000 ( -14.1%).
The main global importers of Amazon nuts that year were the US (US$62.4 million), Germany (US$ 50.4 million) and the United Kingdom (US$ 29.4 million); and the most dynamic, the US (83.8%), Italy (54.7%) and South Korea (45.9%).
In 2022, Peru exported Amazon nuts for US$36,316,000, a contraction of -13.3% compared to 2021 (US$46,923,000). Of the total, 91% was conventional and 9% organic. Shipments of conventional whole Amazon walnuts went to the US ($10.8 million) and South Korea ($5.9 million), while organic shipments went to the US ($2.2 million). ) and Slovenia (US$161,500).
Source: Larepublica
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