The Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Roberto Sánchez, highlighted today that Peruvian exports of goods reached US$ 47,827 million in the period January to September, growing 11.1% compared to what was registered in 2021.
This growth was the result of higher prices and volumes, highlighting the growth of exports of liquefied natural gas (307%), sulfuric acid (245%), anthracite (202%) and coffee (146%), indicated the Ministry of Commerce. Foreign and Tourism (Mincetur).
The main destinations for Peruvian products, in the first nine months of the year, were China (US$16.170 million), the United States or USA (US$6.209 million), the European Union (US$5.140 million) and Japan ( US$ 2,319 million), reported.
Also South Korea (US$ 2,116 million), Canada (US$ 1,919 million), United Kingdom (US$ 1,542 million), Chile (US$ 1,482 million), Brazil (US$ 1,235 million) and Mexico (US$ 601 million). ), he added.
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Traditional and non-traditional fishing exports reached US$ 3,329 million in the third quarter of 2022, a value 1.3% higher than that registered in 2021, highlighting sales of frozen fish (30.1%) and shrimp (25.8%), he said.
“Only in September, fish exports grew 20.1%,” said the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism.
On the other hand, traditional and non-traditional agricultural shipments reached US$ 6,765 million, a growth of 18.7% between January and September, highlighting, along with coffee, the higher sales of palm/palm kernel oil (103%) and tara (43%), mentioned.
Fruit exports, which account for 51% of agricultural exports, grew 7% due to higher sales of blueberries (32%), frozen mango (21%) and grapes (13%), he added.
In the case of textile-apparel exports, it continued to rise in September (14.9%), accumulating to the third quarter an increase of 30.5% compared to 2021, he indicated.
The export of cotton products, which accounts for 60% of textile exports, grew 36%, while the export of wool and fine hair grew 3.6%, he said.
On the other hand, mining, metallic and non-metallic exports reached US$ 27,322 million, representing a slight reduction (-0.8%) due to the lower sale of iron (-22.9%), well exported mainly to China (94% of the total), scored.
However, along with the increased export of anthracite (202%), sales of calcium phosphate (50.3%) and zinc (14.7%) grew, he stressed.
Likewise, metallurgical exports increased (20.4%), highlighted the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism.
