He piurano coffee captivated the interest of buyers from South Korea, France and Paraguay at the Expoalimentaria fair, in which a delegation of producers, companies and cooperatives from the region participated, reported the director of Agrarian Competitiveness of the Regional Directorate of Agriculture of the Regional Government of Piura, Alejandro Herrera Merino.
The aromatic grain is already shipped to South Korea and France, so the objective is to increase shipments. In the case of Paraguay, it would be a new market. “It is a great opportunity to export to this destination for the first time,” he commented.
He reported that in this edition of the fair the Piuran delegation is made up of 30 people, including businessmen and producers from associations and cooperatives, who exhibit the best of their exportable offer to the 1,200 international visitors from the 5 continents who visit the Expoalimentaria headquarters.
There are the Huasimal Agrarian Cooperative of Organic and Aquaculture Producers, the El Palto Agrarian Cooperative of Organic and Aquaculture Producers, Virgen del Carmen-Montero Agrarian Cooperative, Huarmaca Agrarian Cooperative, Agrolatina, CampoVida, Snack Crickets, among others, who came from various locations such as Canchaque, San Miguel de El Faique, Huarmaca, Sondor, Carmen de la Frontera, Montero, Chalaco, Santo Domingo, Pacaipampa, Tambogrande and Catacaos.
The offer includes coffee, bananas, mangoes, chocolate, cocoa powder, cane macerate, organic peanut butter, organic brown sugar, chifles and others. “Our goal is to participate in more than 100 business meetings,” added Herrera Merino.
The efforts of Piura’s businessmen and producers to offer sustainable packaging made from jute (for coffee) should be highlighted. giving it greater added value and following current environmentally friendly packaging trends.
Agroexports from Piura exceed US$486 million
Agroexports (traditional and non-traditional) from Piura exceeded US$486 million 747,000 between January and July of this year, registering a growth of 2% compared to the same period last year (US$477 million 227,000).
According to figures from the ADEX Data Trade Commercial Intelligence System, The main destination of agricultural shipments was the United States with US$158 million 738,000, followed by the Netherlands (US$99 million 750,000), Spain (US$21 million 268,000), South Korea (US$19 million 352,000) and Belgium (US$17 million 873,000). France is in 18th place with US$5 million 904,000.
Source: Larepublica
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