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Lima .- Agricultural production in Peru increased by 14.79% in May 2018 and is the highest growth rate since June 2012 (14.89%), driven by agroexport, indicated the National Institute of Statistics and Information Technology (INEI).
Export crops increased by 16.7% between January and May of this year compared to the same period of 2017.
Among agricultural products, cocoa, coffee, banana , tangerine and avocado, among others. To this was added the favorable behavior of crops for domestic consumption, such as rice, hard yellow corn and potatoes.
Olive. Similarly, INEI reported that olive production reached 60,769 tonnes, up 291.80% from May 2017, due to the increase in production levels. reported production in Tacna (266.31%) and Arequipa (633.65%)
The level of exports reached 2,577 tonnes, up 80.0% from May 2017, due to 39, higher demand from Chile, Brazil and the United States of America.
Olive oil is a regional product that has become a global product, marketed on five continents and in more than 174 countries worldwide.
Cocoa. The volume of cocoa production was 17,286 tonnes, up 18.68% from 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 5 251 tonnes, an increase of 38.1%. The most requested countries are Belgium, Holland and Indonesia.
Parchment with coffee. Coffee production reached 85,542 tonnes, an increase of 9.68% over May 2017, driven by favorable weather conditions.
San Martín (5.37%) and Junín (11.94%) were among the most distinguished departments, accounting for 62% of total production.
In May of 2018, the volume exported amounted to 5,747 tons, which had as country of destination Belgium, Germany and United States of America.
Banana. Production volume of plantain reached 182,000 tons, up 14.65%. The departments that were distinguished by their higher production were San Martín (13.19%), Ucayali (11.67%), Loreto (1.55%) and Piura (84.73%), which contributed 57.5%. % to production. Total
In May 2018, the volume exported amounted to 21 000 tonnes, with increased demand from the Netherlands, the United States of America, Germany and the United States. of the Republic of Korea.
Mandarin. In May 2018, the volume exported was 18 949 tonnes and increased by 28.5% compared to the same month of the previous 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%).
Palta. The volume of avocado production reached 99,069 tonnes, up 3.12% over the same month of the previous year, registering 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 amounted to 70,613 tons and represented an increase of 16.3%. Between the countries of greatest demand they appeared Holland, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
Internal Market. In May 2018, the volume of paddy rice production was 507,010 tons, with growth of 95.24% compared to May 2017, favored by adequate temperatures and greater availability of water resources.
Hard yellow corn, in May 2018, was 80,807 tonnes, up 35.94% from May 2017, influenced by favorable weather conditions and improved yields.
Potato production reached 61 762 tonnes, an increase of 7.64%, influenced by adequate climatic conditions and the availability of water resources.
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