Agro-exports totaled more than US $ 7,000 million until November 2021

According to the ADEX Data Trade Business Intelligence System, between January and November 2021, agro-exports totaled US $ 7,042 million, which represents a 19% growth compared to the same period in 2020.

The main products of the non-traditional agroindustrial basket were blueberries and avocados, which together accounted for 31% of the total. Followed by fresh grapes (US $ 862 million 121,000), fresh asparagus (US $ 360 million 462,000), fresh mangoes (US $ 254 million 384,000), other preparations used to feed animals (US $ 172 million 480,000), and Wilkings (citrus) (US $ 162 million 336,000).

The most popular markets were the United States with US $ 2,371 million (34% of the total) and the Netherlands, with US $ 1,208 million (17%).

In this regard, the manager of Agroexports of the Association of Exporters (ADEX), Susana Yturry Farge, recognized that it is crucial to promote a stable legal framework and guarantee predictability for the arrival of new capital.

“In the midst of the pandemic that affected the whole world (2020), this activity allowed generating 1 million 370 thousand 617 jobs between direct, indirect and induced in regions such as Ica, Piura, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima and Arequipa, just for mention a few, ”he noted.

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