The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation announced on April 30 that more than 12,000 tons of food entered Lima’s wholesale markets, with the average price for live chicken at S/ 4.80 per kilogram. The ministry also highlighted offers on products such as potatoes, beans, corn, pineapple, papaya, and apples.
The supply of essential goods to the capital’s main wholesale markets reached a total of 12,457 tons in the morning hours. This figure includes shipments to both the Gran Mercado Mayorista de Lima and La Victoria’s Wholesale Fruit Market No. 2.
At the Gran Mercado Mayorista de Lima alone, there were 9,785 tons received in legumes, vegetables and tubers. Potato supply stood at 2,910 tons—6.2% higher than the average over the last four Thursdays—while overall stocks remain high in these markets. Fruit arrivals at La Victoria’s market totaled 2,672 tons—a rise of 2.5% compared to recent averages.
Key product prices included carrots at S/0.87 per kilogram; various potato varieties between S/1.48 and S/2.15; squash at S/1.65; green beans and green lima beans both at S/4.25; tomatoes at S/2.08; onions at S/2.05; sweet potatoes between S/1.98 and S/2.33; corn type Cusco at S/2.92; yuca yellow at S/2.83; among others for vegetables—and watermelon (S/0.83), melon (S/1.13), Valencia orange (S/1.52), apple (S/1.52), bananas (S/1.53), pineapple golden (S/2.50) and papaya (S/2.54) among fruits.
Chicken supply was sufficient for retail demand due to increased availability in distribution centers across Lima where live chicken sold for an average price of S/4.80 per kilogram while eggs traded wholesale for about S/6 per kilogram.
A special platform developed by technical teams from the ministry is available to citizens offering updated pricing information on tubers, fruits and vegetables across major wholesale outlets as well as selected retail points in Lima (see here).
The Ministry promotes cultural and social well-being through rural inclusion efforts supporting food security according to its official website. It operates from its central headquarters in Jesús María alongside decentralized offices nationwide according to its official website, serving agricultural producers throughout Peru within the country’s Executive Branch according to its official website. The ministry advances strategies focused on sustainable agriculture development according to its official website, supports legislative initiatives through regulations strengthening rural growth according to its official website, and oversees agrarian development since being established by legislation in 2020 according to its official website.
