LIMA: Mangoes were the most grossing non-traditional agricultural export in the first half of 2015.
With products like cacao and quinoa booming in demand abroad, Peru’s agricultural exports aren’t going anywhere but up.
In the first half of 2015, Peru’s non-traditional agricultural exports increased by 2.8% compared to the same period last year and amounted to US$ 52.4 million, according to the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur), reports Andina news agency.
Although cacao and quinoa are top-performing exports, no other product recorded as high a demand as Peru’s mangoes. Mincetur reports that mangoes registered an accumulated increase of US$ 31.5 million according to Andina.
On a similar note, the most demanding markets were the Netherlands (US$17 million), followed by the U.S. (US$6 million) and the U.K. (US$5 million).
In addition to mangoes, asparagus also accumulated a large amount, totaling US$ 21 million in the first half of 2015. The United States was the main factor for the asparagus’ growth, according to Andina.
As for other markets, Chile represented a large amount of the demand for Peruvian products including avocados (US$10.3 million), sulfuric acid (US$10.2 million), ceramic plates (US$6.9 million) and clinker cement (US$5.5 million).
Other large markets included the U.K. and Canada.
