Category: International
Colombia triples avocado shipments in first half of 2024
- International
The Colombia Avocado Board (CAB) announced shipment increases of more than three times the total avocado volume shipped to the U.S. during the first semester of 2024 compared to the same period last year based on a review of the Hass Avocado Board (HAB) Volume Data Dashboard and Category Data Dashboard.
Peruvian ag exports to surpass $11.5B by the end of 2024
- International
Peru’s agricultural exports reached $10.545 billion at the end of 2023, and they are projected to exceed $11.5 billion by the end of 2024
Peruvian ag exports to the U.S. grow in 2024 Q2
- International
In the second quarter of 2024, the U.S. demonstrated why it is the top market for Peruvian agricultural exports, reaching a value of $425 million, which was 17 percent more than the same period last year.
Peruvian avocado exports grew in value, but fell in volume in June 2024
- International
In June 2024, Peruvian avocado exports reached $230.4 million for 117,963 tons, which meant an increase of 28 percent in value, but a fall of 4 percent in volume, compared to what was recorded in June last year
Peruvian exports to U.S. to exceed $100B in 15 years of trade agreement
- International
After 15 years of the Peru-United States Trade Promotion Agreement, North America placed as the second most important commercial partner of Peru and the main destination market for non-traditional products, including agricultural exports
Peru remains top blueberry exporter despite drop in 2023
- International
In 2023, global blueberry exports reached 748,000 tons, showing a contraction of 12 percent compared to the 850,000 tons registered the previous year, due to climatic phenomena that affected the main producing countries.
Peru avocado export volume dropped in May but value grew slightly
- International
In May 2024, Peru's avocado exports totaled 95,503 tons for $187.2 million, showing a 25 percent drop in volume, but 3 percent growth in value compared to May 2023
Chile sets stone fruit export record in 2023-2024
- International
The main milestone, without a doubt, is that historical highs were reached in terms of Chile's exported volumes and FOB values of the entire stone category, which includes Japanese plums, European plums (Sugar Plums), nectarines, peaches and apricots.
Peru table grape exports drop 12% in 2023-24
- International
In the 2023-2024 campaign, Peru exported 62,745,726 boxes of table grapes (8.2 kilos each), showing a drop of 12 percent compared to the 71,404,349 boxes reported in the previous campaign (2022-2023) and 3.5 percent less than the volume shipped in the 2021-2022 campaign, which reached 64,948,093 boxes, according to Agraria, using information from the Association of Table Grape Producers of Peru (Provid).
Guatemalan melon exports to U.S. hit record in 2023
- International
Guatemala was the largest exporter of melons to the United States in 2023, with a record $280 million