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Citrus revival in Peru
Peru
Monday 12 November 2007
In 2006, after a detailed study to determine the success of the programme to eliminate the fruit fly and other plagues in the citrus plantations in Peru, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture decided to accept the entrance of Peruvian citrus products that were previously restrained.
Since that moment, Peruvian exports of citrus products to United States have registered a sustained growth, epecially in mandarin sales, which amounted to more than 2 million US dollars in 2006 and so far in 2007 are already 6 million US dollars.
Nowadays, mandarins are the main citrus product exported by Peru to the world, the main markets being : United Kingdom, Netherlands and Canada. In the U.S. market, mandarins are also the dominant product in the citrus basket and today, Peru is the fifth supplier, even when market shares only reach 4% in 2007.
The United States market is very extense and the evolution of imports of this kind of product has revealed a growing tendency in the last years. Recent studies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture predict that the demand for citrus products in this country would rise in 28% up to the year 2020, a situation that enhances the opportunities and horizons for Peruvian products.
Peru has clear comparative advantages for citrus exports and benefits because of the timing of the production that allows the supply in the seasons when the north hemisphere experiences scarcity. Then Peruvian citrus arrive when the U.S. cannot cover its demand and when European competitors experience the same situation.
According to Procitrus, in Peru production is located in 5 departments: Piura, Lambayeque, Junín, Lima e Ica. Piura produces mostly lemons, Junin oranges while Lima and Ica focus on mandarins. However, an important share of the national production comes from coca growers regions and that is why an impulse on the exports of these products might help to stop drug trafficking.
Since that moment, Peruvian exports of citrus products to United States have registered a sustained growth, epecially in mandarin sales, which amounted to more than 2 million US dollars in 2006 and so far in 2007 are already 6 million US dollars.
Nowadays, mandarins are the main citrus product exported by Peru to the world, the main markets being : United Kingdom, Netherlands and Canada. In the U.S. market, mandarins are also the dominant product in the citrus basket and today, Peru is the fifth supplier, even when market shares only reach 4% in 2007.
The United States market is very extense and the evolution of imports of this kind of product has revealed a growing tendency in the last years. Recent studies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture predict that the demand for citrus products in this country would rise in 28% up to the year 2020, a situation that enhances the opportunities and horizons for Peruvian products.
Peru has clear comparative advantages for citrus exports and benefits because of the timing of the production that allows the supply in the seasons when the north hemisphere experiences scarcity. Then Peruvian citrus arrive when the U.S. cannot cover its demand and when European competitors experience the same situation.
According to Procitrus, in Peru production is located in 5 departments: Piura, Lambayeque, Junín, Lima e Ica. Piura produces mostly lemons, Junin oranges while Lima and Ica focus on mandarins. However, an important share of the national production comes from coca growers regions and that is why an impulse on the exports of these products might help to stop drug trafficking.
