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Aquaculture production in 2023 declined steeply to 105,091 metric tons (MT), a 25.43% decrease from 2022. The Peruvian aquaculture industry exported 4.5 million MT in 2023, a decrease of 12.56% from 2022 levels.

The seafood industry plays an important role for Côte d’Ivoire 's national economy. In 2021, this sector accounted for about 3.2 percent of the agricultural GDP, resulting in a contribution of 0.8 percent to the overall GDP and generated $114 million in value. Demand for high quality seafood is high, creating an excellent opportunity for U.S. seafood suppliers.

Peru’s Fisheries Sanitary Agency (SANIPES) grants temporary access to imported fish and seafood for reprocessing.

Fishmeal production in marketing year (MY) 2019/2020 (January-December 2019) is estimated at 890,000 MT, falling 25 percent compared to the previous year.

Peru’s food processing industry is a dynamic sector of the national economy. U.S.-origin food processing ingredient exports to Peru are forecast at $202 million in 2017.

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.

This report outlines Peru’s regulatory requirements for food and agricultural product imports.

Shrimp exports from Peru are estimated at 18, 000 MT in CY 2015, a six-fold increase from 2003 due to strong export demand.

Peru is the largest fishmeal exporter in the world.