Living in Peru : your everyday companion

Info provided and translated by the
American Chamber of Commerce of Peru (AmCham Peru)

The United States market is very extense and the evolution of imports of this kind of product has revealed a growing tendency in the last years. Recent studies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture predict that the demand for citrus products in this country would rise in 28% up to the year 2020, a situation that enhances the opportunities and horizons for Peruvian products.

Peru has clear comparative advantages for citrus exports and benefits because of the timing of the production that allows the supply in the seasons when the north hemisphere experiences scarcity. Then Peruvian citrus arrive when the U.S. cannot cover its demand and when European competitors experience the same situation.

According to Procitrus, in Peru production is located in 5 departments: Piura, Lambayeque, Junín, Lima e Ica. Piura produces mostly lemons, Junin oranges while Lima and Ica focus on mandarines. However, an important share of the national production comes from coca growers regions and that is why an impulse on the exports of these products might help to stop drug trafficking.

Therefore, experience shows how the joint effort between public and private has good results. The coordinated tasks between SENASA and the exporters overcame the barriers that were stopping citrus exports in the U.S. Today, without that barrier, Peruvian citrus products have reached the market and the growth perspectives could not be better.