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Peruvian asparagus exports fell by more than 8% in volume and value in 2020
The balance in 2020 wasn t positive for Peruvian asparagus. According to the Executive Director of the Peruvian Asparagus and Vegetable Institute (IPEH), Carlos Zamorano Macchiavello, exports of this vegetable decreased by 8.8% in volume and 8.4% in value, totaling 158,317,000 kilos and $488,618,000.
In 2020, exports were led by shipments of fresh asparagus with 119,022,000 kilos of fresh asparagus (-9.63% over 2019) for 359,800,000 dollars (-8.61%). They were followed by canned asparagus, with 31,419,000 kilos (-2.18%) for 94,296,000 dollars (-3.17%), and frozen asparagus, with 7,800,000 kilos (-22.77%) for 34,400,000 dollars (-18.37%); the presentation that registered the greatest contraction.
According to Zamorano, the problems that asparagus faced in 2020 were circumstantial and due to COVID-19. The pandemic prevented carrying out commercial negotiations, generated restrictions in the field, caused the
Recent events regarding the strikes and new agrarian law in Peru
On 30 November, an agricultural strike in the Ica region began and lasted five days. The call for a strike denounced the poor working conditions and mistreatment that, according to the workers, were being carried out by the agro-export companies. The mobilization demanded the repeal of the Law N˚ 27360 - Law of Agrarian Promotion (LPA), which had been extended for an additional period of 10 years in December 2019 to the 20 years initially proposed.
The LPA was one of the driving forces behind the agro-export boom in the country. Among the advantages it presented incentives such as half of the income tax payment and lower contributions to the national health system compared to the general regime used by other industries. In less than 20 years, Peru had consolidated itself worldwide as an agro-exporting country in different products with an industry that generated approximately 5.7 billion euros a year. In December 201