The Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Elizabeth Galdo, pointed out that the increase in international prices in the main Peruvian export products of agricultural and mining goods would allow the export sector, in 2024, to present a growth of 2.5%. , as long as these prices are maintained.
Only in the first two months of the year, Peruvian exports reached US$10,339 million, a value 9.1% higher than that registered in the same period during 2023, mainly due to the increase in sales of minerals (+20%), products agriculture (+13%), chemicals (+5%) and metallurgy (+3%).
“The increase in international prices, added to the performance of our exports, will allow us to achieve the goal of breaking last year’s record. That is what we are aiming for,” said Minister Galdo Marin.
In the mining sector, during the month of April there has been an increase in the prices of gold, copper, silver and tin. Gold, which is also the second most important product that Peru exports, has reached record values of US$2,330.
The price of copper, for its part, was at a higher level than that recorded last April (6% higher), which – added to greater local production – would generate a significant increase in the export value. On the other hand, tin and silver have been recording higher prices in April than those seen in the same month of 2023.
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Regarding the agricultural sector, as is known, since the end of last year, the price of cocoa has registered exceptional values of 75% more in the case of cocoa beans.
In this way, in the first two months of 2024, shipments reached US$93 million in exports, a figure 74% higher than the same period in 2023.
In addition, the price of coffee in April reached US$5,200 per ton, which reflects a stabilization after the high prices recorded in 2022.
Its important performance has allowed Peruvian coffee shipments to increase by 67% between the months of January and February compared to last year, reaching the sum of US$133 million.
Source: Larepublica
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