Peruvian agroexports (traditional and non-traditional) in the first three months of the year totaled US$2,388 million, an increase of 8.7% compared to the same period in 2023, indicated the Agroexport Management of the Export Association (ADEX). .
Agribusiness (with added value) amounted to U$2,209 million, achieving a participation of 92.4% and an increase of 5.9%, the report stated.
In this regard, the union’s Agroexports manager, Claudia Solano Oré, welcomed the announcement by the head of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), Ángel Manero, who reported that the Executive will present a proposal for a new Agrarian Promotion Law.
“This is an important initiative. The repealed Law No. 27360 was fundamental in the development of the sector, which until a few years ago was growing at double digits, it was possible to diversify the basket, reach new markets and generate formal and decentralized jobs,” said the union representative.
The main agroindustrial products (non-traditional) were grapes (US$449 million 328,000) despite suffering a contraction of -28.7%. Blueberries (US$341 million 259,000), avocados (US$218 million), mangoes (US$189 million 336,000) and other cocoa beans (US$78 million) were also exported, with increases of 119.2%, 65%, 2% and 108.4%, respectively.
According to figures from the ADEX Data Trade Commercial Intelligence System, fresh or refrigerated asparagus, other fresh fruits, other preparations for animal feed, paprika, bananas, mango, quinoa, onions, ginger and sweet cookies, among others, were also shipped.
In the case of primary agriculture (US$179 million 485,000) it grew 59.4%, highlighting undecaffeinated and unroasted coffee (US$155 million 372,000), other refined cane or beet sugars (US$13 million 857,000), hair fine or ordinary alpaca or llama (US$2 million 595,000), whole bovine hides and skins (US$2 million 87,000) and cane molasses (US$1 million 758,000).
ADEX: destinations for Peruvian agro-exports
The Peruvian agricultural offer (traditional and non-traditional) reached 115 markets in the first quarter of the year. The main ones were the US (US$ 791 million), the Netherlands (US$ 367 million), Spain (US$ 151 million), Mexico (US$ 120 million) and Chile (US$ 91 million), which increased their demand in 8.4%, 19.7%, 27.5%, 2.1% and 18.3%, respectively.
Source: Larepublica
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