The Chilean state-owned Codelco reported that during 2021 it obtained benefits of US$7,394 million, which means 256% more than in 2020; thus achieving its best result in 9 years, as a result of the favorable situation for copper. Octavio Araneda, executive president of Codelco, explained that this result was the result of the increase in […]
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Peruvian exports would have registered a fall of 6.2% in January of this year, according to the CCL
The Foreign Trade Research and Development Institute of the Lima Chamber of Commerce (Idexcam) revealed that, during January of this year, Peruvian exports would have reached US$4,112 million, which would represent a drop of 6.2% compared to the same month in 2021. Among the main destinations of Peruvian shipments during the first month of the […]
Peru surpasses Chile and becomes the world’s leading exporter of grapes
The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) reported that the Peru positioned itself in 2021 as the world’s leading exporter of fresh grapes, the main product of the national agro-export basket. Thus, during the past year, Peruvian grape exports reached US$ 1,260 million, which represents a growth of 22% compared to 2020. In this […]
Exports from Special Economic Zones exceeded US$ 80 million in 2021
Exports from the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) reached US$ 84 million in 2021. The amount represents an increase of 30% compared to 2020, and 34% compared to 2019, a year without a pandemic for the country, reported the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur). The ministry also specified that in the last year the […]
Export of exotic fruits grew 46.2% during 2021
The Research Center for Global Business and Economics of the Exporters Association (CIEN-ADEX) reported that shipments of Peruvian exotic fruits abroad totaled around US$ 13,400,000 during 2021, representing a growth of 46.2% compared to 2020. According to the report Exotic Fruits: Evolution of the National and World Market, the most important was the passion fruit […]
Non-traditional and traditional exports reached historical highs in 2021, reported the BCRP
The Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP) reported that non-traditional and traditional Peruvian exports reached historical highs in 2021, explained by the higher volumes in the first case and the better prices In a second. In detail, non-traditional exports registered a historical maximum of US$ 16,372 million in 2021, which meant a growth of 28.2% […]
Manufacturing dispatches exceeded pre-pandemic levels by 12%: US$ 8,417 million in 2021
The National Society of Industries (SNI) reported that non-traditional industrial exports reached US$ 8,417 million in 2021, a growth of 39.6% compared to 2020 and a positive variation of 12% compared to the 2019 period. According to the report of the Institute of Economic and Social Studies (IEES) of the SNI, the rebound in manufacturing […]
Food exports to Asia grew 31.5% in 2021, according to ADEX
Exports to the Asian market of the traditional agricultural, agricultural-agroindustrial and non-traditional fishing sectors accumulated US$1,572 million in 2021. The amount represents an increase of 31.5% compared to 2020 (US$1,195 million), reported the Association of Exporters (ADEX). In detail, according to the ADEX Data Trade Commercial Intelligence System, shipments to Asia in the agribusiness sector […]
US trade deficit exceeded $859 million in 2021
The fiscal deficit of the United States in its foreign trade of goods and services reached a record figure of US$ 859.1 million in 2021. The amount represents an increase of 27% in relation to what was registered in the previous year (US$ 678, 7 million), according to data published this Tuesday by the Bureau […]
Mining exports reached US$ 36,698 million between January and November 2021
The last Mining Statistical Bulletin (BEM) of the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) revealed that, between January and November 2021, the export of mining products reached US$ 36,698 million, making it the highest historical figure. This result also reflected an increase of 56.6% compared to the same period in 2020. In detail, copper shipments […]