Increase of 48% for mangoes exports
Peru
Tuesday 06 July 2010
FJ
The two first customers (Netherlands and the USA) counts 76 % of the Peruvian exports.
Peru Exporters Association (Adex) indicated a strong increase of mangoes exports.
Over the first 4 months of the year, mangoes exports of Peru added up 61,9 million dollars which is a 48 % increase compared to last year, which had brought back 21 million dollars.
Main buyers are Netherlands with 41 % and the USA with 35 % of the total exports. Then, the United Kingdom (8 %), France, Spain and Canada.
Other countries strongly increased their demand as Canada 229 %, Germany 632 %, Belgium 141 %, Chile 584 % and New Zealand 194 %.
The first company is Sunshine Export with 8,1 million dollar sales that is 14 % of the total exports. Then Camposol with 6 millions of sales, and Dominus with 2,6 millions.
Source: peru21, andina