Peru reaches agreements to export pecans, chestnuts and frozen fruits to China

The 2024 APEC meeting saw Peru open its agricultural market to China with the establishment of phytosanitary protocols for exporting pecans, chestnuts, and frozen fruits (including blueberries, mangoes, and avocados). These exports must adhere to China's food safety and plant quarantine regulations. Peru is hopeful that these new exports will boost agricultural sales to China by 20%. Additionally, the country is looking to establish similar protocols for exporting pomegranate, pitahaya, cherry, and blueberry plants. China has emerged as a significant trading partner, with agricultural product exports valued at approximately 420 million dollars.

The 2024 APEC meeting brought great news for Peru, especially for agriculture. Along with the long-awaited historic inauguration of the multipurpose port of Chancay, the country signed phytosanitary protocols to export pecans, chestnuts and frozen fruits to China. In the case of the latter, the protocol involves blueberries, mangoes and avocados, which will reach a market of more than one billion consumers. “This is a great opportunity for the country to continue expanding its export offer. The trend is for China to be our main export market. Sales of agricultural products to the Asian giant may increase by 20% in the following years due to the new port terminal in Chancay,” said Ángel Manero, head of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation of Peru (MIDAGRI). Based on the signed protocols, for frozen fruits it is established that shipments must maintain -18°C or less of core temperature throughout storage and transportation, comply with the requirements of laws and ...