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Peru could be world's biggest avocado exporter in 8 years

On Thursday Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) said the country would become the world’s largest exporter of avocados in eight to ten years. "[Avocado exports] have been growing and we will be the world’s number one avocado exporter in eight or ten years," said Jose Luis Silva, Minister of Foreign Trade, according to El Comercio.

He said the country was seeing significant increases in avocado production and quality. Silva added that Peru’s avocado exports had been one of Mexico’s main concerns when approving the Free Trade Agreement earlier this month. "In Mexico there is great fear form Mexican farmers, but they don’t have anything to fear because we produce avocado at different times […]” Silva said avocados were one of Peru’s many non-traditional exports that had been increasing in the past few years.

Source: peruthisweek.com