According to Midagri, these shipments represent an increase of 20.7% compared to the placements recorded in the same period last year.
The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) of Peru announced that agricultural exports are maintaining their growth rate and recorded sales of US$ 8,037 million in the first nine months of the year (January-September).
According to Midagri, these shipments represent an increase of 20.7% compared to the placements recorded in the same period last year.
According to official records, traditional agricultural exports totaled US$ 818 million, a figure that represented an increase of 55.2% compared to the figure recorded in 2023, due to the higher exports of unroasted, non-decaffeinated coffee (US$ 728 million) and cane sugar (US$ 22.6 million), whose sales grew by 66.8% and 199.9%, respectively. These products account for 91.8% of traditional agricultural exports.
Non-traditional agricultural exports
Meanwhile, non-traditional agricultural exports reached US$ 7.219 billion, an amount 17.7% higher than that observed in the same period last year.
The main products in the agro-export ranking with the best performance in the first nine months of the year were: avocados US$ 1,220 million (16.9% share), fresh blueberries US$ 967 million (13.4%) and raw cocoa beans US$ 590 million (8.2%).
Also notable were the largest sales of fresh grapes (US$ 517 million (7.2%), fresh asparagus (US$ 256 million (3.5%), other citrus fruits (US$ 240 million (3.3%), fresh mangoes (US$ 189 million (2.6%), animal feed (US$ 165 million (2.3%), uncrushed and unpulverized paprika (US$ 103 million (1.4%), and lemon essential oils (US$ 102 million (1.4%). These 10 products together account for 60.2% of the non-traditional exportable supply.
Midagri also highlighted that, in the period from January to September of this year, the export of non-traditional products, only in terms of fruits and vegetables, totaled sales of more than US$ 4,124 million (57.1% of non-traditional agricultural exports), a figure that meant an increase of 12.1% compared to 2023.
Main markets
Similarly, the top ten destination countries for Peruvian agricultural exports were: the United States, Holland, Spain, Chile, England, Ecuador, Mexico, Germany, China, and Belgium. This group of countries accounted for 75.3% of the total FOB value exported during the study period.
Likewise, as of September of this year, the agricultural trade balance registered a surplus of more than US$ 3,329 million dollars, a figure higher by 74.1% compared to the amount registered in the same period last year, an increase explained by the greater increase in FOB dollars of agricultural exports (US$ 1,377 million increase compared to 2023).
Increase in September
On the other hand, in September alone, agricultural exports totaled US$ 1.26 billion, which meant a growth rate of 35.9% compared to the US$ 927 million recorded during the same month of the previous year.
In that month, traditional agricultural exports accounted for 16.2% of total exports, while non-traditional exports accounted for the remaining 83.8%.
During that month, sales of traditional products reached US$ 192.2 million, a figure that represented an increase of 52.8% compared to the same month in 2023, mainly due to the higher export of unroasted, non-decaffeinated coffee (US$ 1,813 million), refined cane or beet sugars (US$ 3.1 million) that increased by 50.5% and 50.1%, respectively. These products accounted for 95.9% of traditional agricultural exports.
On the other hand, non-traditional agricultural exports during September totaled US$ 1,067.3 million, a figure 33.2% higher than that observed in the same month in 2023.
The main products in the non-traditional agro-export ranking in the month analyzed were: fresh blueberries US$ 405 million (37.9% share), raw cocoa beans US$ 92 million (8.7%) and avocados US$ 52 million (4.9%).
Also notable were the largest sales of fresh asparagus for US$ 43 million (4.1%), other citrus fruits for US$ 31 million (2.9%), fresh grapes for US$ 19 million (1.8%), onions and shallots for US$ 17 million (1.6%), animal feed for US$ 15 million (1.4%), artichokes for US$ 13 million (1.2%), quinoa for US$ 12 million (1.1%), among others.
Similarly, at the regional level, agricultural exports in the first nine months of the year registered an increase in 20 of the 24 departments, highlighting the growth dynamics of the mountain regions (78.7%), jungle (47.0%) and coast (15.5%).
