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Sugar cane production in MY 2026 is forecast at 10.25 million metric tons while cane sugar production is forecast to reach 1.3 MMT. Sugar exports from Peru in MY 2026 are forecast at 150,000 MT while the United States is the principal destination under the U.S. sugar tariff-rate quota program.

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.

Peru’s grape exports have sky-rocketed in the past decade, from practically non-existent in CY 2000 to an estimated 280,000 MT in CY 2015.

Peru’s food processing industry is a dynamic sector of the national economy.

FAS Lima foresees Peru’s demand for imported food and agricultural products to remain good through the medium-term.

Peru’s gastronomic prowess dazzles the international community, winning for a third consecutive time the World Travel Awards prize as the “World’s Leading Culinary Destination.”