The Government reported that this amount represented an increase of 21.4% compared to 2023.

Peru's Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) reported that agricultural exports reached a historic record of 12.798 billion dollars in sales in 2024, which represented an increase of 21.4% compared to those registered in the same period in 2023.

Peruvian agricultural products reached more than 120 markets around the world, according to Midagri.

According to official records, traditional agricultural exports totaled 1.23 billion dollars, a figure that represented an increase of 26.8% compared to what was recorded in 2023, due to the higher exports recorded of unroasted non-decaffeinated coffee (1.101 billion) and other cane sugars (52 million), whose sales increased by 33.1% and 284.4% respectively.

These products accounted for 93.7% of traditional agricultural exports.

Non-traditional agricultural exports during this period totaled 11.567 billion dollars, 20.8% higher than what was observed in 2023.

The main products in the agro-export ranking in that period were: fresh blueberries 2,270 million dollars (19.6% share), fresh grapes 1,705 million (14.7%), avocados 1,248 million (10.8%) and raw cocoa beans 740 million (6.4%).

Also notable were the placements of fresh asparagus (407 million dollars (3.5%), fresh mangoes (317 million (2.7%), other citrus fruits (255 million (2.2%), animal feed (225 million (1.9%), quinoa (133 million (1.2%), and uncrushed and unpowdered paprika (130 million (1.1%). These 10 products together account for 64.2% of the non-traditional exportable supply.

The products that contributed to the growth of exports throughout 2024 were: fresh blueberries (35.4%), raw cocoa beans (237.1%), avocados (29.5%), unroasted non-decaffeinated coffee (33.1%), cocoa butter with higher acidity than 1.65% (780.2%), other citrus fruits (48.8%), fresh mangoes (24.4%), roasted cocoa beans (909.5%), cocoa butter with higher acidity than 1% (299.3%), cocoa butter with higher acidity than (107.2%), non-defatted cocoa paste (264.8%), among the main ones.

Midagri also highlighted that, during the past year, fruit and vegetable exports reached sales of more than 7,628 million dollars (62.8% of non-traditional agricultural exports) by December 2024, a figure that meant an increase of 17.1% compared to 2023.

Main destination countries

The top ten destination countries for Peruvian agricultural exports were: the United States, the Netherlands, Spain, England, Chile, Mexico, Ecuador, Germany, China, and Canada. This group of countries accounted for 77.1% of the total FOB value exported during the study period.

December on the rise

On the other hand, in December of last year alone, agricultural exports reached 1.473 billion dollars, which meant a growth rate of 13.4% compared to the 1.299 billion registered during the same month of the previous year.

For example, in that month, non-traditional agro-exports totaled sales of 1,388 million dollars, a figure 22.9% higher than that observed in the same month in 2023. The main products in the non-traditional agro-export ranking were: fresh grapes 576 million (41.5% share), fresh blueberries 202 million (14.6%) and fresh mangoes 73 million (5.2%).

In addition, the largest sales were fresh asparagus (US$ 61 million (4.4%), raw cocoa beans (US$ 40 million (2.9%), high acidity cocoa butter (US$ 24 million (1.7%), artichokes (US$ 19 million (1.4%), frozen mango (US$ 17 million (1.2%), animal feed (US$ 15 million (1.1%), crude palm oil (US$ 14 million (1%), quinoa (US$ 14 million (1%), onions and shallots (US$ 1.0%). These twelve products together accounted for 76.9% of the total non-traditional products exported.

Likewise, in December, the non-traditional products that contributed most to the increase in agricultural exports were: fresh grapes (30.9%), fresh mangoes (133.5%), raw cocoa beans (134.9%), higher acidity cocoa butter (1,259.3%), fresh asparagus (30%), artichokes (41.6%), cochineal carmine (112.8%), frozen mango (40.4%), other fresh or chilled garlic (95.1%), other dried, uncrushed pepper fruits (253.5%), among others.

Positive balance

Similarly, as of December of last year, the agricultural trade balance registered a surplus of 6,483 million dollars, a figure 50.7% higher than the amount recorded in the same period in 2023 and whose increase is explained by the greater increase in FOB dollars of agricultural exports (2,253 million increase compared to 2023).