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FAS Lima forecasts Peruvian mandarin/tangerine production at 545,000 metric tons (MT) for marketing year (MY) 2023/24 (March 2024 to February 2025), a decrease of one percent compared to the previous year.

Peru is the second largest export market for U.S. agricultural products in South America. U.S.-origin food and agricultural product exports to Peru benefit significantly from the U.S. - Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA).

This report identifies Peru’s import requirements for (foreign) export certificates. Current procedures are highlighted and relevant agencies with oversight of these issues are identified.

This report outlines Peru’s regulatory requirements for food and agricultural product imports and updates and replaces the 2022 report.

Peru continues to enforce the extended biotechnology moratorium. In February 2021, Peru extended the previous ten-year biotechnology moratorium for another fifteen years. Similar to the previous moratorium, Peru has yet to notify the measure to the...

Peru maintains implementation of its 10-year moratorium on genetically engineered (GE) crops and a zero tolerance for GE events.

Grape production in Peru bounces back from an El Niño that damaged the crop in early 2017.

Peru is an internationally recognized gastronomic hub with opportunities for imported complementary food products.

Peru's food retail market has found its path to growth through compact store formats. The market currently holds over 450 convenience stores and 250 conventional supermarkets.

Peru continues recovering from the rust infestation of 2014 that affected nearly half of the country's coffee plantations.

Column chart comparing the change in value of U.S. agricultural exports before and after key trade agreements.

Sugar cane production is forecast to increase by 17 percent in MY 2019.