Living in Peru : your everyday companion

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According to estimates of the Foreign Trade Institute of Spain, United States consumes about 170,000 tons of olives annually, which accounts for over half a kilo per habitant. That could be explained because of the higher conscience of Americans about healthy products as well as the new preferences for exotic products. Therefore, olives are consumed in salads, as snacks, in pizzas and sandwiches.

Even though the United States produces olives, it is important to notice that it is a net importer because almost all of the production responds to black olives and is used mostly for olive oils. Then, it is observed that the US imports of fresh and processed olives grew 26% between 2003 and 2006, being the fresh and frozen olives the ones that registered the biggest change. These same figures reveal that the value of the imports has grown more than the volume, which suggests that the United States is now consuming olives of a higher quality and added value, a situation that favours exporter countries like Peru.

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Very instructive on how the U.S. market moves.
I am sure Peruvian olives of different types will soon be reaching the first places of the American importers. Their quality, texture and flavor are unique!!!

What about the imports of olives coming from Egypt?

Hi ,

 
I am dealing with vegetables in Singapore would like to look for exporter in Peru.

Can you recommend?

Thank you

Regards

Seet

I am a real olive lover, have been so for over 25 years. At present I am staying in the US for a short while, and have tasted Peruvian olives for the first time. I am positively surprised. Having associated olives with the Mediterranean for all my life, I did not know that olives are being cultivated in other parts of the world - with such splendid results! The Peruvian olives I had, fresh out of the can, are certainly up to par with the Italian or Spanish olives. Large, juicy and meaty. I would sprinkle them with a touch of good olive oil, to add some aroma and take away the milk acid taste that is typically about jarred olives. Yet I think Peru has a GREAT opportunity at cultivating and exporting first-class olives. What are they waiting for?

Hi,

Very good article. Consumers around the world are looking for natural and healthy products, such as our Peruvian Natural Black Olive, known as “de botija” (de bo-tee-ha), a juicy, meaty, shiny, tender and flavorful olive, as opposed to the lye/caustic soda cured olives (the case of the majority of table olives in the world)
I am an olive producer and processor in Tacna, Southern Peru. We are looking for export opportunities so please feel free to contact us. Kind Regards, Enrique

Hi Enrique,
I would like to discuss with you exporting opportunities for the Pervian black olives--  Please contact me: my emai is gladd29@earthlink.net
I live in Houston, Texas
see yea

Hi Enrique,

   I currently buy the Organic dried Olivico olives from Peru in the plastic bags and really like the product.  Are these yours?  I am interested in these or some like them.  They are a great seller.  I'd like to know what you have.   Thanks,   Robert Cummings  Robtcummings@yahoo.com

Quique -

Very interested in the import of olives to the West Coast...please contact me to essilva4@yahoo.com