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1 000 % increase in physalis exports !
Peru
Thursday 19 March 2015
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It is a fruit with great economic potential , which grows in all climates of Peru ( coast , mountain, jungle) and can produce up to 30 t / ha. (Photo Augusto Urrutia )
Extraordinary increase in the value of Peruvian physalis exports.
" Sierra Exportadora " announces that the value of physalis exports increased from 160 000 USD in 2010 to USD 1.6 million in 2014. An increase of 1000 %!
Over 50% of these exports are shipped to the United States and Germany , where demand remains strong and growing.
The fruit, known as the " Cherry of Peru" , is native to the Andes and was rediscovered after 500 years of oblivion . It was already part of the Inca diet. It belongs to the family " solanacea " aswell as potatoes , tomatoes , peppers and chilli.
source : rpp.com.pe, peruecologico.com.pe
