Peru increased biannual mango exports by 26.2%
摘要：According to Comexperu, since 2010, mango exports have been growing at an average annual rate of 11.5 percent....
According to Comexperu, since 2010, mango exports have been growing at an average annual rate of 11.5 percent.Despite the 15.5% drop suffered by Peruvian exports in the first six months of 2015, shipments of fresh or dried mango, which amounted to $151 million dollars, increased by 26.2% year on year in the same period. The mango was the third non-traditional agricultural product with the highest export value between January and June of this year, according to Comexperu.
Regarding the main markets, 41% of the mango exports were made to the Netherlands ($62 million dollars), 30% to the United States ($45 million), and 11% to the United Kingdom ($16 million).
Among the main exporters of mangoes are Dominus and Camposol, both with shipments of nearly US $11 million (- 11% and - 0.6%, respectively); Sunshine Export, with $10 million dollars (- 1.3%), and Frutos Tropicales del Norte and FLP del Peru, with $7 million dollars each (+ 420.2% and - 0.1% respectively).
According to Comexperu, another product that has also contributed to the growth of non-traditional agro-exports was the asparagus, fresh or chilled. According to data from Sunat, asparagus shipments in the first half of 2015 amounted to $145 million dollars, 17.2% more than in the same period of 2014. Since 2010, asparagus exports have grown at an annual average rate of 7.2%.