“Within 10 or 15 years, shipments to China will probably represent half of Peru’s agricultural exports”

In 2023, Peruvian agricultural exports to China, excluding Taiwan and Hong Kong, saw a 3% increase from the previous year, totaling around US$ 420 million. The main exports included blueberries, fresh grapes, fresh avocados, seaweed, and tara powder, among 63 other products. Ángel Manero Campos, the head of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, highlighted the potential for growth in the Chinese market, which currently accounts for nearly 5% of Peruvian agricultural exports. He attributed this growth to various factors such as the integration with China through APEC, the entry of new products into the Chinese market, new irrigation projects, and the operations of the Chancay port.

(Agraria.pe) In 2023, Peruvian agricultural exports to China (not counting Taiwan and Hong Kong) reached around US$ 420 million, showing an increase of 3% compared to what was reported the previous year. The main agricultural products from Peru destined for the Asian giant in 2023 were blueberries (US$ 129.3 million), fresh grapes (US$ 75.3 million), fresh avocados (US$ 65 million), seaweed (US$ 42 million), tara powder (US$ 27.7 million), among 63 other products. The head of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), Ángel Manero Campos, pointed out that today China participates with just under 5% of Peruvian agricultural exports (which in 2023 reached close to US$ 10.2 billion). However, he stressed that the integration with this country through the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC), the entry of new products into the Chinese market (both agricultural and livestock); the implementation of new irrigation projects (which will increase our ...