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Despite the flooding and disruption caused by the coastal El Niño in March, Peruvian avocado production in CY 2017 is forecast to increase by 20 percent over CY 2016 due to new plantations....

Peru is forecast to continue being a major asparagus exporter, focused primarily on the U.S. and European markets. Asparagus production is expected to continue growing during 2017.

Blueberries now are Peru’s third most valuable fresh fruit export, an impressive leap from virtually nothing less than five years ago.

Peruvian imports of U.S. corn continue skyrocketing, reaching 1.5 MMT ($251 million) during January/April 2017.

After years of struggling with coffee leaf rust outbreaks, Peruvian coffee production is forecast at 4.5 million bags (60-kilograms per bag) during marketing year 2017/18 (MY 2017/18)....

Peruvian pork consumption is only 5.7 kilograms per capita, one of the lowest in the region, but domestic production and imports are on the rise due to economic growth and rising incomes.

Heavy rains and flooding in northern Peru during early 2017 slowed growth of cane sugar production, but the Peruvian industry is expected to recover in MY2018.

On March 29, 2017, Peru suspended imports of poultry products from the States of Tennessee and Wisconsin.

The U.S. - Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) has served to generate a continuing symbiotic trade relationship between the United States and Peru that shows no signs of diminishing.

Poultry production growing at five percent a year continues to drive demand for imported U.S. corn, making Peru our fifth largest overseas market.

Heavy rains, landslides and flooding continue in Peru.

Fishmeal production in marketing year (MY) 2017/2018 (January-December 2018) is forecast at 705,000 metric tons (MT), three percent lower than the estimated production in the previous year.