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(Agraria.pe) After a fall in October, where fresh asparagus exports reached a value of US$ 44.6 million, performance in November showed a recovery.

Asparagus, introduced in the late 1990s on the Peruvian coast, has gone through difficult years due to its sensitivity to the climate. This year, until November, Peru exported 102,867 tons worth $408 million, which represented a drop of close to 10% in volume and 7% in value. This decrease is mainly attributed to the effects of the climatic precipitations that occurred in 2023, which affected the latest harvests. According to FreshFruit, the first months were the ones in which the reduction in shipments was most noticeable and as the end of the year has approached, the current campaign has been reversing the trend in a positive way. Regarding the presentations, the fresh version was the most exported, with a share close to 84%; while the canned versions represented 13% of the total value shipped and the frozen version did not exceed 3%. The largest exporting regions in Peru were La Libertad, with a share of 47%; followed by Ica,

Regional Agriculture Manager Miguel Pérez said that products such as rice and sugar cane are the most affected by the lack of water.