Peruvian mandarin exports are predicted to increase to US$75m in value terms this year compared with US$64m in 2011, continuing the industry’s growth trend of the last few seasons.
The expected upturn in sales comes on the back of rising consumer demand in Europe as well as the opening up of Asian markets, according to Maximixe and reported by agraria.pe.
Last year, exports of Peruvian mandarins rose by 25.8 per cent in value thanks to growth in the UK (where sales rose by 37.5 per cent), the Netherlands (36.8 per cent), the US (3.7 per cent), Canada (29.5 per cent) and Ireland (49.5 per cent).
Combined, those markets accounted for 88.9 per cent of the export total, with the UK leading the way in terms of sales thanks to a share of 29.5 per cent.
Between 2007 and 2011, Maximise said exports of mandarins from Peru have risen by 21.3 per cent on average each season.
