Peru: 41,966 hectares damaged by rainfall and 38,787 hectares lost
And so far, just 51% of the damage has been assessed following the heavy rains and flooding, reports agraria.pe with reference to Indeci's national emergency centre. More rainfall, some of it

Peru: Pitahaya could become a new export crop
In 2023, the Andean country began exporting pitahaya, following trial exports in 2022. The deliveries are still very manageable in terms of volume, but the industry has high expectations,

Peru holds onto mantle of world’s top blueberry exporter
Peru was the world’s top blueberry exporter for the fourth straight year, with shipments totalling US$1.36 billion in 2022. Peru held off competition from the US, Spain, Canada and Morocco,

Mid-Atlantic importer bridges seasonal spring gap with Peruvian figs and pomegranates
At JVI Imports, the import division of John Vena Inc. Specialty Produce in Philadelphia, the season is getting underway for two lesser-known counter-season commodities out of Peru. Figs: “Peru

Ginger availability opens up as Peru finishes
Strong supplies of ginger continue from around the world. Yasmin Pacia of Bronx, New York-based Trucco, Inc. notes that the Peruvian season for ginger is ending. “Supply in Peru seems to get

Ramon Alcedo appointed as new director of Fairtrasa Peru
Fairtrasa is proud to announce the appointment of Ramon Alcedo as the new director of Fairtrasa Peru S.A. Fairtrasa Peru is part of the Fairtrasa Group, a vertically integrated global organic

Heavy rains threaten table grape and mango campaigns in northern Peru
The high humidity and the continuous rains since the end of February in Tumbes and Piura, in the north of the country, have increased the presence of Mildiu on table grape crops in this area,

'South Africa dominated table grape market'
In the table grape segment, South Africa, as usual, provided by far the bulk of the volumes, followed by seedless light varieties from Peru and Thompson Seedless from India and Chile. Other