Production of table grapes could exceed 700 000 tonnes

According to estimates by the Peruvian Ministry of Agriculture, the production of table grapes in the country could increase by 11.4% and exports total 384,000 tons.

 

 

 

Minagri estimates (Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego) forecast a production of table grapes of 712 000 tonnes, or + 11.4% compared to 2018. Of this total volume about 54% or 384 000 tonnes will be for export .

 

 

 

For the first quarter of 2019, the Ministry stated that the country exported 184,463 tonnes of table grapes, ie +47% compared to the same period of 2018. In value these exports amounted to $397.1 million, that is + 33% compared to the same period of the previous year.

 

 

 

The main destination markets were the United States (37.8% of the total), Hong Kong (15.6%) and the Netherlands (12.2%).

 

 

 

For 2018 exports of fresh grapes reached $818 million, an increase of 26% compared to 2017, making Peru the 3rd largest exporter of fresh grapes in the world, behind Chile and the United States.