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Peruvian asparagus shipments down 8% from last year
By week 41 of this year, Peruvian asparagus exports totaled 71,630 tons for a FOB value of $199 million, reflecting a drop of 8 percent compared to the...

By week 41 of this year, Peruvian asparagus exports totaled 71,630 tons for a FOB value of $199 million, reflecting a drop of 8 percent compared to the same period last year, according to Agraria, citing a recent report by Fresh Cargo Peru.

The report says that in this period the main destination for Peruvian asparagus was North America, which concentrated 74 percent of Peruvian shipments for a value of $133,476,273. In second place was Europe (24 percent) with $7,926,620; followed by Latin America (2 percent) with $5,028,451; Asia (0.5 percent) with $1,956,400; and the Middle East (0.1 percent) with $413,734.
It says 60 percent of these shipments were made by sea, while 40 percent were sent by air.
The report reveals that among the largest exporting companies in the sector are Agroexportaciones Nathanael with a 10 percent share of total Peruvian shipments, which means some 6,827 tons. It is followed by Danper Trujillo with a 6 percent share and 4,398 tons; TA Export with 6 percent and 4,173 tons; Kimsa Fresh with 5 percent and 3,843 tons; Florida Blanca with 5 percent and 3,258 tons.
Marco Campos is Media Coordinator, Latin America for Blue Book Services

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