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Peru boasts a thriving food processing industry that plays a crucial role in its economy. This sector contributes approximately 27 percent to the country's industrial gross domestic product.

Wheat production in MY 2025/2026 (July-June) is forecast at 217,000 metric tons (MT), reflecting a slight increase compared to the previous year's estimate. Wheat imports in MY 2025/2026 are forecast at 2.2 MMT.

Peruvian imports of U.S. corn continue skyrocketing, reaching 1.5 MMT ($251 million) during January/April 2017.

After years of struggling with coffee leaf rust outbreaks, Peruvian coffee production is forecast at 4.5 million bags (60-kilograms per bag) during marketing year 2017/18 (MY 2017/18)....

Peruvian pork consumption is only 5.7 kilograms per capita, one of the lowest in the region, but domestic production and imports are on the rise due to economic growth and rising incomes.

Heavy rains and flooding in northern Peru during early 2017 slowed growth of cane sugar production, but the Peruvian industry is expected to recover in MY2018.