The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation announced on Apr. 27 that Lima’s wholesale markets are maintaining a stable supply of food, with a wide range of products available at accessible prices for consumers.
This update is important as it assures residents that essential food items remain plentiful in the capital’s main markets. The ministry reported an entry of 8,783 tons of staple goods to Lima’s wholesale centers, including the Gran Mercado Mayorista de Lima (GMML) and the Wholesale Fruit Market No. 2 in La Victoria.
According to official reports from the ministry, GMML received 6,405 tons of legumes, vegetables, and tubers. Potato supplies alone reached 762 tons, with overall stocks remaining high across major outlets. Prices for commonly consumed items such as carrots (S/0.88 per kilogram), canchan potatoes (S/1.53), macre squash (S/1.55), huayro potatoes (S/1.73), yellow sweet potato (S/1.88), bagged lime (S/1.92), Peruanita potato (S/1.93), green broad beans from the highlands (S/2.00), red onion (S/2.03), unique potato variety (S/2.10) and others were highlighted by the ministry.
At the Wholesale Fruit Market No. 2 in La Victoria, fruit arrivals totaled 2,378 tons—an increase of over eleven percent compared to recent Mondays—with key offers including watermelon at S/0.80 per kilogram; coquito melon at S/1.04; Valencia orange at S/1.31; bizcocho banana at S/1.49; regular apple at S/1.56; satsuma mandarin at S/1.70; tangelo orange from the jungle region at S/1.77; criolla avocado at S/1.79; purple prickly pear at S/1.88; Kent mango at S/1.93 and more.
Poultry supplies were also sufficient to meet demand among retailers and consumers alike: live chicken was sold for an average price of S/3.20 per kilogram—one of its lowest levels in recent years due to increased availability—while wholesale eggs sold for about S/6 per kilogram.
The Ministry has made available a special online platform developed by its technical team where citizens can check up-to-date prices for tubers, fruits and vegetables both in wholesale centers and retail points throughout Lima (see details).
The Ministry promotes cultural and social well-being through rural inclusion efforts focused on food security according to its official website. It operates through central headquarters in Jesús María as well as decentralized offices across Peru according to its official website. As part of Peru’s Executive Branch according to its official website, it advances strategies supporting sustainable agricultural development according to its official website while serving producers nationwide according to its official website. The ministry also supports legislative initiatives that strengthen sustainable agriculture according to its official website.
The Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrario y Riego del Perú oversees agrarian development policies created since 2020 through legislation designed to support sustainability efforts across rural communities nationwide according to its official website.
