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Agricultural production in May 2018 increased by 14.79%, the highest growth rate since June 2012 (14.89%), supported by the positive behavior of agro-export crops which increased between January and May 2018. 16.7%, compared to the same period of 2017. According to the INEI
Among the agricultural export products that distinguished themselves olive, cocoa, coffee, banana, tangerine and avocado, among others.
To this was added the favorable behavior of crops grown for domestic consumption such as rice, hard yellow corn and potatoes. Thus the production of olive reached a level of 60 000 769 tons, an increase of 291.80% compared to May 2017.
This result is due to the increase in the levels of reported in the Tacna (266.31%) and Arequipa (633.65%) departments.
The level exported reached 2 thousand 577 tons, up 80% from May 2017, due to higher demand from Chile, Brazil and the United States of America. It should be noted that olive oil is a regional product that has become a global product, marketed on five continents and in more than 174 countries around the world.
In the case of cocoa its production volume amounted to 17 000 286 tonnes, an increase of 18.68% over the same month of the previous year; mainly in the departments of San Martín (6.59%), Junín (12.29%), Ucayali (81.44%) and Cusco (4.40%), which contributed 84.6% to the total production.
In May 2018, the volume exported increased to 5 thousand 251 tons, an increase of 38.1%. The most requested countries are Belgium, Holland and Indonesia.
Meanwhile, the production of coffee reached 85 thousand 542 tons, an increase of 9.68% over May 2017, driven by favorable weather conditions.
San Martín (5.37%) and Junín (11.94%), whose total production represented 62% of the total, were among the departments distinguished by their production. In May 2018, the volume exported amounted to 5 000 747 tonnes, which had as country of destination Belgium, Germany and the United States of America.
While the production volume of banana reached 182 000 tonnes, an increase of 14.65%. The departments that stand out for their superior production are San Martín (13.19%), Ucayali (11.67%), Loreto (1.55%) and Piura (84.73%), which contribute 57.5% to total production.
In May 2018, the volume exported rose to 21,000 tons, registering a stronger demand from Holland, the United States of America, Germany and the Republic of Korea.
Moreover, in May 2018, the volume exported from Mandarin was 18 949 tonnes and increased by 28.5% over the same month of the year. ;last year. Among the countries with the highest demand are the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Canada.
The highest production of tangerine was recorded in the departments of Lima (12.87%), Junín (0.05%) and Cusco (2.98%).
The production volume of the avocado reached 99,069 tons, an increase of 3.12% over the same month of the previous year, recording the largest increases in Lima (8.39%), Lambayeque (37.64%), Ica (13.25%) and Arequipa (71.89%), which accounted for 52.3% of national production.
In May 2018, the volume exported rose to 70 thousand 613 tons and represented an increase of 16.3%. Among the most requested countries are Holland, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
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