Category: International

Peruvian asparagus was down the first half of 2020, and not surprisingly, it’s due to the pandemic. But COVID-19 regulations on labor are a bigger factor than any other pandemic effects.

From the beginning of the year until mid-August (from week 1 to week 33), Peru exported 198,996 tons of citrus, representing an increase of 40 percent when compared to the 142,092 tons exported during the same period in 2019, as reported by Agraria.

Chilean blueberry growers expect a slightly larger crop and similar export season in 2020-21 as last season.

Mexico is seeing the state of Guanajuato emerge is a bigger player with strawberries showing the evidence.

Chile’s cherry crop grew 13 percent in the 2019-20 season, and while the U.S. is the No.2 market for exports, it’s a distant second.

Mexico’s food exports surged 4 percent above last year for the first half of 2020 despite the pandemic, and while fresh produce factors heavily, it wasn’t the top export item.

Mexican mango exports increased 7.1 percent year to year in value, totaling $201.4 million, during the first semester of 2020, according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture.

According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Mexican banana exports totaled $141.1 million in the first half of 2020, reflecting a 1 percent year to year increase.

Despite the challenges that the coronavirus pandemic has brought, Peru has managed to set a new fruit export record in the first five months of 2020.

Mexico’s berry industry will stay on course with positive growth projections in 2020 despite the pandemic caused by COVID-19.