Peru for the world: avocados, grapes and blueberries are the most demanded in agro-export

According to Comex, the United States, United Kingdom, Spain and China are among the countries that prefer our products.

La avocado He leads the ranking of the main Peruvian agro-export products by registering shipments for 730 million dollars between January and September of the 2019. This represents 17% of total shipments with a growth of 1.1% in relation to the same period last year, according to the latest report of Comex.

The Netherlands was the main destination of the Peruvian avocado, whose shipments totaled $ 239 million in this period of this year, which is equivalent to 32.8% of the total number of exported avocados. The United States, Spain, United Kingdom and Chile are the other destinations of this product.

La grape It was the second product that has more demand in agro-export, whose figure reaches $ 372 million, an 8.7% of the total and an 20.2% with respect to the same period of the 2018. The main destination was the United States, whose shipments total 166 million dollars: it represents an 44. 7% of total grapes exported and 20.9% more compared to 2018. The other countries where this product arrived were Hong Kong, the Netherlands, China and Mexico.

El blueberry They are in third place: their agro-export represents $ 342 million, an 8% of the total and an 56.6% more than the 2018. The main destination was the United States, whose shipments total $ 187 million, which is equivalent to 54.7% of total blueberries exported and 83.5% more compared to a similar period of 2018. The Netherlands, China, United Kingdom and Hong Kong are the other destinations of the Peruvian blueberry.

However, Comex warns “that between January and September of 2019, Peruvian exports totaled $ 33,489 million, which reflected a fall of 6.6% with respect to the same period of 2018. Traditional exports accounted for 70.3% of our shipments to the world and decreased by 10.2% compared to the same period of the previous year, while non-traditional exports concentrated 29.7% and increased by 3% ”.

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