The Ministry of Agricultural Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI) announced on Mar. 17 that Peru’s agricultural exports reached $1.33 billion in January, marking an increase of 8.4 percent compared to the same period last year.
This growth highlights the continued expansion of Peru’s agricultural sector in international markets. The ministry said that both traditional and non-traditional products contributed to this rise, with notable increases in several key categories.
Traditional agroexports totaled $99 million, up by 64.7 percent from January 2025. This was mainly due to higher exports of unroasted, non-decaffeinated coffee ($93 million), cane molasses ($1 million), and whole bovine hides and skins ($863,000), which saw sales increases of 71.8 percent, 59.4 percent, and 3.6 percent respectively. These products accounted for 96.5 percent of traditional agroexports.
Non-traditional exports reached $1.231 billion, a rise of 5.5 percent from the previous year. The leading products were fresh grapes at $494 million (40.1 percent share), fresh blueberries at $159 million (12.9 percent), fresh mangoes at $112 million (9.1 percent), and fresh asparagus at $35 million (2.8 percent). Other significant contributors included raw cocoa beans ($31 million), ethyl alcohol ($21 million), avocados ($20 million), animal feed ($15 million), crude palm oil ($13 million), onions, and shallots ($13 million). Together, these ten products made up about 74 percent of non-traditional export offerings.
Within the non-traditional category, fruit and vegetable exports surpassed $904 million—73.4 percent of all non-traditional agroexports—representing a growth of 16.4 percent over January last year.
The main destinations for Peruvian agricultural exports were the United States, Netherlands, Mexico, Spain, Canada, Colombia, England, China, Chile, and Ecuador; these countries received more than 82 percent of total export value during the period studied.
According to MIDAGRI’s statement: “El Perú inicia el 2026 en alza en el comercio exterior agrario.” The ministry also noted that Peru remains one of the world’s leading food suppliers.
