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