Since May, the main European companies that import Peruvian coffee would begin to look for this product in other countries given that Peru is failing to comply with the requirements that this market requests, as warned by the National Coffee Board (JNC).
This decision has been notified to the Peruvian authorities and companies since More than 60% of coffee farms do not have property titles that ensure that coffee is not grown on recently deforested lands. Accreditation through georeferencing shows very little progress.
“Since April of last year, we have been demanding that government authorities, especially the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (Midagri), prioritize the legality of coffee farms as effective support for georeferencing. This government opacity encourages social chaos to the extent that, when the market is closed for thousands of small farmers, they will have no income,” warned Lorenzo Castillo, manager of the National Coffee Board (JNC).
Furthermore, he indicated that representatives of the largest European coffee importing company, such as JDE Peets, have contacted the Foreign Ministry and Midagri in order to express their willingness to collaborate to find a prompt solution. focused on virtual accreditation of production areas without deforestation. “The problem is the incompetence of Midagri to guarantee the legal origin of the farms,” says Castillo.
The JNC reported that officials of the Midagri They have reported that they already have the financial resources to acquire adequate equipment for the work of accreditation of farms without deforestation, but that operational logistics still does not report progress, since the municipalities and coffee agricultural agencies lack technical support.
Production and export prospects for 2024
The JNC manager explained that, for this year, a slightly higher harvest is expected than that achieved in 2023, which reached 251,000 tons of green coffee, compared to 223,000 MT in 2022. “Production improved due to better fertilization and positive bienniality. “It is possible that in 2024 260,000 tons will be collected, which is an increase of 4%, despite the presence of rust in the central jungle, San Martín, Ucayali and Huánuco,” he detailed.
In that sense, the projections for coffee exports for 2024 are positive, as they could reach volumes and values similar to those recorded last year, which totaled US$834 million, with a volume of 4 million 527,000 quintals.
“Market forecasts encourage a greater volume of exports of our grain. And if prices remain the same, we can achieve sales of US$900 million. I hope these expectations are consolidated,” concluded the JNC manager.
Source: Larepublica
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