Despite the weather events, Peruvian agricultural exports continue to conquer new markets. In the first seven months of this year (January-July), the sales of fruits and vegetables totaled US$2.723 billion, which represented an increase of 5.8%, the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) reported on Thursday .
Likewise, in the first seven-month period of 2023, agro-exports reached US$4.825 billion , of which non-traditional ones amounted to US$4.547 billion .
The products that stood out the most in the non-traditional sector were avocados, whose sales totaled US$796 million and made up 17% of the total, as well as fresh grapes (US$664 million; 15%), fresh cranberries (US$222 million; 4.9%), fresh mangoes (US$207 million; 4.6%), and fresh or chilled asparagus (US$161 million; 3.5%).
Source: andina.pe
