Peru's exports totaled U.S. $ 35.042 million in 2010, 31.1 percent more compared to the same period last year,

 

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Peru's exports totaled U.S. $ 35.042 million in 2010, 31.1 percent more compared to the same period last year, before a recovery in international prices of major exports of the country, reported the National Superintendency of Tax Administration (Sunat .)

In 2010, all economic sectors (traditional and nontraditional) reflected a positive performance.
In addition, Peruvian exports are clearly concentrated in primary products because they had a stake of 77 percent of total exports, while nontraditional accounted for 22 percent of the total and the remaining one percent was explained by the category "other.
With the result obtained in 2010 recovers the positive trend was recorded until 2008, the year the exports amounted to 31.008 million dollars and then, due to the financial crisis, fell to 26.738 million in 2009.
In that sense, last year traditional exports amounted to U.S. $ 27.157 million, a level higher by 33.1 percent over the previous year.
He stressed the expansion of foreign sales of Petroleum and Natural Gas (60.8 percent), Agriculture (53.1 percent), Mining (31.2 percent) and Fish (11.9 percent).
The Sunat recalled the heavy dependence of the minerals in the structure of Peruvian exports in 2010, as the mining sector said 78 percent of traditional exports and 61 percent of total exports.
According to exported products, copper (8.870 billion) and gold (7.735 million) ranks as the top two, and the export value of each of these products exceeded the annual value of all non-traditional exports in that year .
During 2010 the non-traditional exports amounted to 7.641 million U.S. dollars, representing a growth of 23.6 percent over the previous year.
This amount also set a record by exceeding the amount exported in 2008 and reached 7.565 million dollars.
By economic sector, exports of Non-Metallic Mining (69.6 percent) are the largest growth, followed by Iron and Steel Metallurgy (67.5 percent), chemical (46.2 percent), Fishing (23.2 percent), Agriculture (19.8 percent ) Metal Mechanic (11.2 percent), Other (nine percent) and textiles (4.2 percent).
In 2010 non-traditional products exported 4.423, much higher at 149 compared with those recorded in the previous year.
Fresh or chilled asparagus (291 million), refined copper wire (275 million), fresh grapes (179 million), other fish and squid (158 million) and "t-shirt" of cotton for men or women (158 million), topping the list of major non-traditional products in 2010.
Finally, the United States remained the main destination for Peruvian exports with a share of 16 percent of the total, China accounted for 15 percent, Switzerland (11 percent), Canada (nine percent) and Japan (five percent .)
Exports to U.S. amounted to 5.710 billion in 2010, 25.7 percent compared with the previous year.
The main products exported to this market are gold, refined copper, other gasoline without tetraethyl lead, crude oil and other raw coffee.
For his part, Peruvian exports to China amounted to U.S. $ 5.408 million in 2010, 32.6 percent over 2009.
There is a high concentration of exports in primary products, highlighting items of copper, fishmeal, lead ore, refined copper and zinc ore, among others.
Finally, exports to Switzerland amounted to U.S. $ 3.844 million, 2.8 percent down on 2009, due to lower gold sales, the mainstay of exports to that country.

Peru could double its exports and bring in excess of U.S. $ 60.000 million over the next five years

Peru could double its exports and bring in excess of U.S. $ 60.000 million over the next five years with a further deepening of its markets, said Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Eduardo Ferreyros.

"In the next five years Peru has to export the exported twice as much now, and that it be put into effect a series of free trade agreements (FTAs) with partners worldwide," he told Andina news agency.
He pointed out that this growth will affect not only the FTAs that the country has with the United States and China, but also with major economies like Japan, the European Union and the countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
Also indicated that greater trade integration will affect the country will have with Mexico, Chile and Colombia, with which it has commenced discussions with a view to the creation of an Area of Deep Integration.
"It's very important what is in terms of access to markets and accelerating the pace we are also promoting the closure of negotiations for an FTA with Mexico. We want to make a rather broad scheme of preferential access to major markets, "he said.
On Thursday of last week was held in Santiago de Chile the ministerial meeting of four countries in order to start talks for forming an area of deep integration, according to the presidential mandate issued on December 4, 2010 in the XX Latin American Summit.
The meeting was attended by Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia, Sergio Diaz-Granados, Secretary of Economy of Mexico, Bruno Ferrari, Foreign Minister of Chile, Alfredo Moreno, and Ferreyros.
The meeting highlighted the results achieved to date in terms of integration and noted that the deepening and expansion will create new opportunities that will move towards an economic and social development, said the minister.
He argued that greater integration of Peru, Colombia, Chile and Mexico will not only allow an increase in exports and imports, but there will be more investment from those countries.
"The Peruvian investments are increasingly present in Chile and this will strengthen further because we have a level playing field and generate a current positive"

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Peruvian exports of organic products would close this year at $ 225 million, 13% more than last year

Peruvian exports of organic products would close this year at $ 225 million, 13% more than last year, estimated the director of Commercial Intelligence and Planning Promperú, Bernardo Muñoz.
He recalled that in 2000 Peru exported organic products for just $ 25 million and last year topped $ 195 million, demonstrating the growth of this sector.
He said that these products represent an interesting niche market that continues to grow despite the global financial crisis.
The main organic products to be exported by Peru are coffee, organic bananas and cocoa, followed far behind by the cotton and mango.
"Those are the big players of organic products that are directed mainly to the European Union, the United States and in smaller quantities to Asia," he said.
He explained that in Peru the organic crops that have the major hectares are coffee with 72.000 hectares, 14.000 hectares cocoa and bananas to 5.000 hectares.
"These products are targeted at various consumer segments, one composed of people of all ages who are very conscious of their diet and health conscious, and another for older people," he said.
Recommended to promote the export of organic products, exotic, such as organic peppers, which were exported in 2007 by 98 thousand dollars last year for $ 308 000.
Another major product is the sesame which are mainly exported to America, he said.
He also mentioned the case of the onion that is developing an interesting niche market and whose shipments to international markets dropped from 93 thousand to 154 thousand U.S. dollars.
An interesting and no one is watching is the frijoles.acotó.
Reported that other ginger products are exported to the United States and has already started selling to the Netherlands, the jojoba is sent to Germany, USA, Netherlands and United Kingdom, and organic lucuma main market is the United States recently France, Holland and Australia, among others.
Muñoz, who will present the topic "Organic Peru: Business Opportunities and Intelligence" in the "Second National Convention on Organic Production" organized by Adex, SENASA, INIA and FINCYT as part of the Expoalimentaria, remarked that these crops developed favorably in the recent years.

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Peru has a potential of over 100 organic products for export,

Peru has a potential of over 100 organic products for export, grown in small areas, mainly in the mountains and forests of the country, the minister of Agriculture, Adolfo Córdova.

He said that according to the National Service of Agrarian Health (SENASA), there are 257.437 hectares in Peru more than 20 organic crops, including bananas are organic Piura, which is an associative innovation for small producers scale.
"Peru is the seventh country in the world with the largest number of farmers to implement organic production systems, allowing to generate over 46,000 jobs, benefiting 225 000 families in 22 departments," he said.
This scenario has led to a significant increase in exports is estimated that at the end of 2009 exceeded $ 250 million, taking more than 25 countries as a destination, he said.
In this regard, the Environment Minister Antonio Brack, noted that world demand for organic products grows yearly rate between 15% and 18%, creating a positive environment for farmers engaged in this field.
"The global trend focuses on the consumption of organic and natural products, and Peru there has much to offer. An example is the competitive entry that has achieved the camu camu to the Japanese market, "he said.
Both ministers attended the opening of the XIII National Meeting of Organic Producers, organized by the National Association of Ecological Producers of Peru, which has the support of the Ministry of Agriculture.
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Milk, corn and organic bananas are the only potentially sensitive products in the FTA being negotiated with the European Union, said the General Director of the Agricultural Competitiveness Minag, Victor Manuel Noriega.
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