Agri exports Peru reached record high of US$10.421 billion in 2022
“Peru’s agricultural exports reached a record high of US$10.421 billion in 2022, a 13.6% growth compared to the sales recorded in 2021. Between January and December last year, traditional agricultural exports amounted to US$/1.340 billion, up 58.9% from 2021.
The products that stood out in the agricultural-exports ranking in said period were fresh cranberries, which totaled US$1.364 billion and accounted for 15% of total sales, fresh grapes (US$1.364 billion; 15%), avocados (US$895 million; 9.9%), and fresh or chilled asparagus (US$372 million; 4.1%).
Other products that stood out in the ranking include fresh mangoes, whose sales amounted to US$301 million and made up 3.3% of the total, animal feed (US$264 million; 2.9%), other citrus fruits (US$178 million; 2%), other cocoa beans (US$159 million; 1.7%), ethyl alcohol (US$157 million; 1.7%), frozen mangoes (US$148 million; 1.6%), artichokes (US$129 million; 1.4%), and crude palm oil (US$125 million; 1.4%).”
*This article is excerpted from Freshplaza.com website, published 13th February 2023