The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) reported that shipments of this product abroad totaled US$ 6.755 billion in the first eight months of this year.
The Government of Peru, through the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), announced today that agricultural exports are maintaining their growth rate and have accumulated shipments of US$ 6,755 million in the first eight months of this year (January-August), which represented an increase of 17.8% compared to the same period in 2023.
According to official records, traditional agricultural exports totaled US$ 626 million, a figure that represented an increase of 55.9% compared to the figure recorded in 2023, due to higher shipments of unroasted, non-decaffeinated coffee (US$ 546 million) and other cane sugars without added flavoring or coloring (US$ 22.6 million), whose sales increased by 72.7% and 199.9% respectively.
These products accounted for 90.9% of traditional agricultural exports, Midagri said.
Non-traditional
He highlighted that non-traditional agricultural exports reached US$ 6.129 billion, an amount 15% higher than that observed in the same period last year.
The main products in the agro-export ranking in the first eight months of the year analyzed were: avocados with shipments worth US$ 1,161 million (18.9% share), fresh blueberries with US$ 546 million (8.9%), fresh grapes with US$ 499 million (8.1%), other raw cocoa beans with US$ 496 million (8.1%), fresh asparagus with US$ 212 million (3.5%), other citrus fruits with US$ 207 million (3.4%).
Also notable were the higher sales of fresh mangoes for US$ 188 million (3.1%), other animal feed for US$ 151 million (2.5%), lemon essential oils for US$ 96 million (1.6%), and uncrushed and unpowdered paprika for US$ 90 million (1.5%).
He stressed that these 10 products together account for 59.5% of the non-traditional exportable supply.
Greater contribution
The products that contributed positively during the first eight months were: roasted cocoa beans (increase of 1,018.8%); cocoa butter with an acidity index expressed as oleic acid less than or equal to 1% (419.4%); other presentations of cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw (299.1%); defatted cocoa paste (293.9%); other citrus fruits (54.7%); fresh blueberries (42.6%); avocados (27.8%), among others.
Midagri also highlighted that, from January to August, the export of non-traditional products, including only fruits and vegetables, totaled sales of US$ 3,469 million (56.6% of non-traditional agricultural exports), a figure that represented an increase of 9.2% compared to 2023.
Main markets
He also stressed that the 10 main destination countries for Peruvian agricultural exports were: the United States, Holland, Spain, Chile, Ecuador, England, Mexico, Germany, China, and Belgium.
This group of countries accounted for 75.2% of the total value of exports during the study period, that is, January-August of this year.
Likewise, as of August 2024, the agricultural trade balance registered a surplus of US$ 2,601 million, an increase explained by the greater increase in agricultural exports (US$ 1,144 million increase compared to 2023).
Only in August
On the other hand, he highlighted that in August alone, agricultural exports totaled US$ 1.122 billion, which meant a growth rate of 18% compared to the US$ 952 million recorded during the same month of the previous year.
In this month, traditional agricultural exports accounted for 16.2% of total exports, while non-traditional exports accounted for the remaining 83.8%.
In August, traditional shipments reached US$ 181.5 million, a figure that represented an increase of 47.4% compared to the same month in 2023, mainly due to the higher export of unroasted, non-decaffeinated coffee (US$ 153 million) and other cane sugars (US$ 21.8 million).
Added value
Meanwhile, non-traditional agricultural exports totaled US$ 940.9 million in August of this year, a figure 13.6% higher than that observed in the same month in 2023.
According to their share, the main products in the non-traditional agro-export ranking in the month analyzed were: avocados US$ 148 million (15.8% share), fresh blueberries US$ 147 million (15.6%), and raw cocoa beans US$ 125 million (13.3%).
Also notable were the largest sales of citrus fruits (US$ 68 million (7.3%), fresh asparagus (US$ 46 million (4.8%), animal feed (US$ 16 million (1.7%), onions and shallots (US$ 16 million (1.7%), ethyl alcohol (US$ 13 million (1.4%), other fruits and nuts (US$ 13 million (1.4%), quinoa (US$ 12 million (1.3%), among others.
