Peruvian organic food exports up 7% year-on-year

2013/10/23 14:09:00 China Agricultural News Network

content Summary: The economic crisis in the United States and Europe has not affected the popularity of Peruvian organic food in these two markets. According to statistics, from January to August 2013, the export volume of organic food in Peru reached 0.11 billion billion US dollars, an increase of 7% over the same period in 2011.

The economic crisis in the United States and Europe did not affect Peru. organic food sell well in both markets. On October 14, 2013, Eduardo, President of the Peruvian Exporters Association (ADEX), said that from January to August 2013, the export volume of organic food in Peru reached 0.11 billion US dollars, an increase of 7% compared with the same period in 2011, but slightly lower than the figure of 0.146 billion US dollars in 2012.

The main organic foods are bananas, coffee, maca, cocoa, mango and quinoa. Europe is the most important export market for organic food, accounting for 61% of total exports, followed by North America, with an export value of US $33 million.

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