Peruvian shipments abroad reached US$4,998 million during the seventh month of the year, a value 6% higher than in July 2022, according to preliminary data from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur).
Despite the slight drop of -0.2% registered in the accumulated period from January to July of this year, an increase is observed in exports of non-traditional goods, especially in the agricultural sector (+3.6%), fishing non-traditional (+23.4%) and non-metallic mining (+44%).
“We know that this year we had an atypical start. For this reason, at Mincetur we are working so that our exporters continue selling abroad. Through initiatives such as the Export Productive Route and the Internationalization Support Program, we have been articulating efforts to promote the growth of the sector,” highlighted Minister Juan Carlos Mathews.
The non-traditional agricultural sector accumulated US$4,301 million between January and July, thanks to higher sales of grapes (+14.4%), blueberries (+7.5%) and avocados (+17.4%), which reached US$664 million, US$239 million and US$820 million respectively.
Exports of fishing goods, on the other hand, totaled US$1,254 million at the end of the first seven months of the year. Here, the sale of squid stands out above other products, which totaled US$672 million, thus registering a growth of 122%.
Finally, according to the report’s figures, the non-metallic mining sector recorded US$580 million in exports, due to the increase in shipments of natural calcium phosphates, which reached US$360 million (+58.2%); and anthracites, which achieved US$157 million (+51.6%).
China, to date, remains Peru’s main trading partner in the world. It is the first destination for national exports of mining and fishing goods. The United States and the European Union continue on the list.
At the Latin American level, Brazil and Chile are the most important partners in the region. The first of them imports copper, natural gas, crude oil, zinc and calcium phosphate from Peru. Chile, for its part, buys molybdenum, sulfuric acid, fruits and hydrocarbons.
Source: Larepublica
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