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Peru: The Citrus industry growth
Peru
Monday 10 September 2007
Peruvian exports of citrus products to United States have registered a sustained growth, especially in mandarine sales, which amounted to more than 2 million US dollars in 2006 and so far in 2007 are already 6 million US dollars.
Nowadays, mandarines 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, mandarines 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 mandarines. 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 traffic.
Nowadays, mandarines 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, mandarines 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 mandarines. 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 traffic.
