Lima’s wholesale markets reported on April 24 a supply of more than 12,000 tons of food products, with accessible prices for various staples such as potatoes, tomatoes, squash, lemons, onions, watermelon, melon, oranges and avocados.
The high level of food availability is important for ensuring stable prices and adequate supply to both merchants and the general public in the capital. The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation oversees these efforts to support sustainable agriculture and rural inclusion across Peru. It provides programs that enhance food security and resource management for agricultural producers nationwide. The ministry was created in 2020 through legislation according to the official website.
Official reports indicated that total entries reached 12,789 tons at both the Gran Mercado Mayorista de Lima (GMML) and Mercado Mayorista de Frutas No. 2 de La Victoria. At GMML alone, there were 10,191 tons registered among legumes, vegetables and tubers—4.8 percent higher than average Thursday volumes—with potato supplies totaling 2,570 tons.
Among affordable products were carrots; several varieties of potatoes; squash; green beans; sweet potatoes; lemons; tomatoes; onions; olluco (a root vegetable); green beans; yucca; corn cobs; string beans and others. In the fruit market at La Victoria’s wholesale center there were notable quantities of watermelon, melon, orange, banana, mangoes and other fruits.
Poultry supply was also sufficient to meet demand: live chicken sold at S/4.20 per kilogram wholesale while eggs cost S/6.15 per kilogram for wholesalers.
The Ministry functions within Peru’s Executive Branch according to the official website. It advances strategies to promote sustainable agricultural development as well as social inclusion in rural areas according to its official site. Its central headquarters are located in Jesús María with decentralized offices throughout Peru according to information provided by the ministry’s website.
