From January to September 2024, Peruvian agricultural exports (traditional and non-traditional) totaled $7.741 billion, which represented a growth of 21.4 percent compared to the $6.375 billion reported in the same period in 2023, according to Agraria, citing figures from the Agro-Exports Management of the Association of Exporters (ADEX).
In the first 9 months of this year, agricultural and/or agro-industry shipments (non-traditional) reached $6.923 billion, achieving an increase of 18.3 percent and a share of 89.4 percent, while shipments of primary agriculture (traditional) amounted to $817,358,000, reflecting an increase of 55.4 percent and accounting for 10.6 percent of the total.
Avocados ($1,220,476,000) led agricultural exports in the period analyzed this year, registering a rise of 28 percent compared to the same period last year ($953 million). In addition, it accounted for 15.8 percent of total agricultural exports.
Shipments of this fruit, also known as “green gold”, came mainly from Lima ($361 million), La Libertad ($339 million), Ica ($275.5 million), Lambayeque ($94 million) and Ancash ($61.5 million).
Blueberries followed ($967,287,000) with a 44 percent increase compared to 2023 ($672 million), due to higher shipments from its two main regions: La Libertad ($545 million) and Lambayeque ($183 million). Together they represent 75.3 percent of the total. The top five was completed by Ica ($82 million), Lima ($70 million) and Ancash ($64 million).
Non-decaffeinated coffee ranked third ($728,309,000), with an increase of 67 percent. Cajamarca ($358,189,000), Lima ($83,022,000) and Junín ($69,552,000) achieved the highest FOB amounts.
In the case of cocoa paste, the fourth item with the highest demand ($589,677,000), there was a considerable increase of 300 percent. Lima ($282,280,000), San Martín ($111,874,000), Ucayali ($77 million), Junín ($45,458,000), and Cusco ($41,642,000) were its leading exporting regions.
Table grapes were the fifth product with $517,193,000. Ica ($453,508,000) accounted for 88 percent of the total.
According to figures from the ADEX Data Trade Intelligence System, in the first three quarters of 2024, agricultural shipments reached 131 markets. The United States remained the main destination, with 30.6 percent, reaching a value of $2.366 billion, which represents a positive variation of 19.8 percent compared to 2023 ($1,975,660,000).
It was followed by the Netherlands ($1.107 billion), Spain ($600 million), Chile ($341 million) and Ecuador ($285 million). The association added that the agricultural supply was again exported to markets such as French Polynesia, Angola, Tunisia, North Korea, Tanzania, Luxembourg, the Cayman Islands, and Nepal.
