Peru: Agroexports grow 20.6%, totaling US$4.04 billion as of June 2022

Peruvian agricultural exports (traditional and non-traditional) totaled around US$4.04 billion in the first half of 2022, registering an increase of 20.6% compared to the same period of 2021, according to the Exporters Association (ADEX).

In its breakdown, the United States remains the leading market by concentrating 31.3% of the total sent abroad, based on what was reported by the Agroexports Management of ADEX.

The North American destination mainly demanded fresh grapes (US$297.2 million), avocados (US$115.5 million), coffee (US$101.5 million), cranberries (US$86.3 million), fresh asparagus (US$78.8 million), and fresh mangoes (US$52.5 million).

In line with the above, two items closed in the red: fresh asparagus (-9.5%) and fresh mangoes (-17.9%); and two others showed three-digit growth: coffee (298.4%) and blueberries (103.6%).

VALUE ADDED

Peru’s non-traditional agro-industrial exports stood out by reaching US$3.6 million between January and June 2022, a variation of 11.2% and representing 88.6% of the total.

The supply was fresh grapes (US$595.5 million) with a growth of 17.2%, followed by avocados with US$518.5 million (-16.2%), and fresh or dried mangoes with US$207.5 million (-9.1%).

The United States led the ranking with US$1.2 billion, an increase of 25.6% and a share of 32.4%. In second place was the Netherlands (US$554 million), with a decrease of -2.1%, followed by Spain, Ecuador, Chile, China, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and Canada.

TRADITIONAL SECTOR

According to the ADEX Data Trade Intelligence System, traditional agricultural exports (from Peru to the world) totaled US$459.8 million, an increase of 252.8% and a share of 11.4% of the total.

Its leading item was coffee (US$435 million), with a 94.6% share and an increase of 331.8%. Second and third place went to other refined cane or beet sugars in solid form and cane molasses, respectively.

The United States (US$102.3 million) ranked first, with an increase of 287.4% and a concentration of 22.2%. Germany (US$98 million), Belgium (US$47.8 million), Colombia, and Sweden also stood out.

With information from Portal Portuario