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Peru: An Emerging Exporter of Fruits and Vegetables

by Birgit Meade, Katherine Baldwin, and Linda Calvin

Outlook No. (FTS-345-01) 32 pp, December 2010

This report provides an overview of performance, advantages, and challenges of the Peruvian fruits and vegetables export industry. Three commodity case studies—asparagus, processed artichokes, and table grapes—highlight different degrees of competition with U.S. industries and impacts on U.S. growers.

Keywords: Fruits, vegetables, Peru, United States, trade, exports, imports, asparagus, artichokes, table grapes, water management, business environment, trade agreements, climate, labor, land rights, export infrastructure

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Last updated: Sunday, May 27, 2012

For more information contact: Birgit Meade, Katherine Baldwin, and Linda Calvin