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Peru boasts a thriving food processing industry that plays a crucial role in its economy. This sector contributes approximately 27 percent to the country's industrial gross domestic product.

Wheat production in MY 2025/2026 (July-June) is forecast at 217,000 metric tons (MT), reflecting a slight increase compared to the previous year's estimate. Wheat imports in MY 2025/2026 are forecast at 2.2 MMT.

Peru maintains implementation of its 10-year moratorium on genetically engineered (GE) crops and a zero tolerance for GE events.

Grape production in Peru bounces back from an El Niño that damaged the crop in early 2017.

Peru is an internationally recognized gastronomic hub with opportunities for imported complementary food products.

Peru's food retail market has found its path to growth through compact store formats. The market currently holds over 450 convenience stores and 250 conventional supermarkets.

Peru continues recovering from the rust infestation of 2014 that affected nearly half of the country's coffee plantations.

Column chart comparing the change in value of U.S. agricultural exports before and after key trade agreements.

Sugar cane production is forecast to increase by 17 percent in MY 2019.

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

Peruvian wheat production is all consumed domestically. Wheat imports in MY 2018/19 are forecast at 2.06 MMT.

Peru imported ten Brown Swiss heifers from Wisconsin in January 2018. This is Peru's first live cattle import from the United States in thirty years....