During the 2022-2023 season, global grape production recorded a notable increase, reaching 27.9 million tons, a growth of 4.44% compared to the previous campaign. This data comes from Fluctuante’s ‘A different horizon’ analysis, which uses statistics provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
According to the data, during the 2022-2023 period, China stood out as the world’s largest producer of grapes, with a production of 12,750,000 tons. This represents a growth of 6.43% compared to the previous period.
In addition, the Asian country contributed 45.7% of total production worldwide. On the Peruvian side, our nation was ranked ninth and was surpassed by another nation of South America.
Which South American country surpassed Peru in grape production?
Brazil It is the fourth country that produces the most grapes in the world and the one that leads in that aspect on the continent. The cultivation of this fruit is concentrated in the south of the Portuguese-speaking territory. Below is the complete list of leading nations in this area:
- China
- India
- Türkiye
- Brazil
- Uzbekistan
- Egypt
- European Union
- USA
- Peru
- Chili
Peru It reached ninth place in world grape production in the 2022-2023 campaign, with 766,000 tons, an increase of 7.43% compared to 713,000 the previous year, contributing 2.74% of the global total.
On the other hand, Chile was positioned in tenth place with a production of 656,000 tons, which represents a decrease of 17.28% compared to the previous campaign, representing 2.35% of that produced worldwide.
Peru leader in grape exports
Peru stood out as the leader in grape exports with 593,000 tons, an increase of 10.43% compared to the previous season, representing 16% of the global total.
Chile, for its part, took second place. Although its exports decreased by 18.26%, it contributed 13.41% of the total.
Peru exported 593,000 tons of grapes in the period 2022-2023. Photo: Midagri
Source: Larepublica
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