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Peru’s onion exports drop in early 2022

In January and February of this year, Peru exported 46,569,108 kilos of onions for an FOB value of $14,621,075. These...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Peruvian 2021/2022 table grape campaign exceeds expectations

The 2021/2022 Peruvian table grape season is coming to an end, and despite difficulties, the season ended up exceeding industry...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Logistical problems affect Chilean fruit exports

About 4,000 Chilean cherry containers did not enter China on time due to logistical delays, according to iQonsulting. The president...

3 years ago 2 minute read

War affects Peruvian avocado shipments to Russia

Peru’s avocado shipments dropped last month, year-over-year, as the conflict in Ukraine disrupts commercial markets. As a result of multiple...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Peruvian fresh mango exports grow in early 2022

Peruvian fresh mango exports reached 199,309 tons through week 9 (March 6, 2022), reflecting an increase of 7 percent when...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Explaining Peru’s ascendance in blueberries and grapes

Peru hasn’t become the world’s top exporter of fresh blueberries and grapes overnight, said Alejandro Fuentes, president of the Association...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Fresh boosts Peru to a rise in asparagus exports in 2021

In 2021, Peruvian exports of asparagus (fresh, canned and frozen) reached 177 million kilos worth $541 million, registering an increase...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Colombian avocado exports to the U.S. to increase by 50% by 2024

Colombia exported 2,376 tons of avocados to the U.S. last year, and in 2022 plans to increase that by 30...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Chilean grape production to rise 22% this season

Chilean table grape production is projected to increase by 22 percent, reaching 805,000 tons in 2021/22, according to a USDA...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Peru ascends to world’s top grape exporter

Peruvian grape exports reached $1.26 billion in 2021, registering an increase of 22 percent when compared to the previous year...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Colombia rises to sixth largest avocado exporter

Colombian avocado shipments totaled 96,903 tons valued at $205 million in 2021, reflecting an increase of 26 percent in volume...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Chile adds new port for fruit shipments to U.S. West Coast

The port of Talcahuano, Chile, saw the first shipment of 9,210 pallets of fresh fruit sail on the Jorgen Reefer...

3 years ago 1 minute read

The U.S. took 33% of Peruvian ag exports in 2021

According to the Peruvian Foreign Trade Society (Comex Peru), Peruvian agricultural exports (traditional and non-traditional) totaled $8.832 billion in 2021,...

3 years ago 1 minute read

IPG celebrates 20th anniversary, expands worldwide sourcing

International Produce Group (IPG) BB #:168082 celebrates their 20th anniversary in 2022. Headquartered in Salinas, California, over the past 20...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Peruvian onion exports top $100 million in 2021

Peruvian onion exports reached a total of 300,886,769 kilos for an FOB value of $105,162,753 in 2021, marking a moderate...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Peru becomes world’s third largest ginger exporter

According to the Center for Research on Global Economy and Business of the Association of Exporters (Cian-Adex), Peru is the...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Peruvian table grape production increases on fewer hectares

In 2021, Peru’s National Agricultural Health Service (Senasa) certified 20,220 hectares of table grapes, representing a slight decrease of 2.5...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Chilean fruit export volume up in 2021 but value dropped

The Chilean office of Agricultural Studies and Policies (Odepa) released its fruit bulletin for January-December 2021, showing fresh fruit achieved...

3 years ago 2 minute read

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