LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra

The National Board of Coffee's General Manager, Lorenzo Castillo, informed that coffee farming has been reduced by 25% this year due to climatic changes and the ageing of coffee fields.
Estimations foresee that Peruvian coffee exports will reach 3.4 million
quintales (one quintal equals 64kg) this year.
However, the international demand for coffee remains growing despite global crisis, and might grow to 6 or 7 million
quintales, which would allow Peruvian exports to reach
US $1 billion.
"Peruvian coffee is high quality, but lacks a good marketing strategy, and that is the reason why many Peruvian products have low prices," Castillo pointed out.
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