He Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) reported that, during the first eight months of the year (January-August), Peruvian agricultural exports totaled US$8,334 million. This result represents an increase of 2.3% compared to the same period last year, ratifying the competitiveness and dynamism of the sector in international markets.
“Agriculture continues to conquer more markets with more fruits, vegetables, grains and others, which confirms the competitiveness of our producers. The sector’s commitment is to continue opening more markets for small farmers and promote their activities with greater access to water, technical assistance, credit and technology and mechanization.“said the minister of the sector, Marco Vinelli.
For example, in that period Traditional agricultural exports totaled US$775 millionan amount that represented an increase of 3.1% compared to what was registered in 2025, due to the higher recorded exports of unroasted coffee without decaffeination (US$702 million), refined sugar (US$29 million), other cane sugars (US$10.1 million), wool without carding or combed (US$8.3 million). These products explain 96.7% of traditional agricultural exports.
For its part, Non-traditional agricultural exports totaled US$7,559 million, a figure 2.2% higher than what was observed in 2025. The main products in the agro-export ranking in that period were: avocados US$1,343 million (17.8% share), fresh blueberries US$1,050 million (13.9%), fresh grapes US$816 million (10.8%) and raw cocoa beans US$277 million (3.7%).
Also highlighted were sales of fresh mangoes US$264 million (3.5%), fresh asparagus US$231 million (3.1%), other citrus fruits US$184 million (2.4%), other fresh fruits US$146 million (1.9%), animal feed US$139 million (1.8%), other fruits US$123 million (1.6%). These 10 products together would concentrate 60.5% of the non-traditional exportable supply.
The products with the greatest positive contribution As of August of this year compared to 2025, they were: fresh blueberries (+47.9%), fresh grapes (+17.6%), avocados (+8.6%), ethyl alcohol (+118.2%), fresh mangoes (+13.3%), quinoa (+21.6%), other vegetable oils and fats (+92.8%), paprika without crushing or powder (+21.0%), among others.
Destination countries
On the other hand, the ten main destination countries for Peruvian agricultural exports were: USA, Holland, Spain, Chili, England, Mexico, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Canada. This group of countries concentrated 78.9% of the total value exported in the study period.
On the other hand, agricultural exports in the month of August alone totaled US$1,493 million in value, which meant a growth rate of 0.9% compared to the US$1,480 million registered in the same month of the previous year.
In that month, traditional agricultural exports reached US$241.7 million, a figure that represented an increase of 10.5% compared to what was registered in the same month of 2025, driven by the greater export of unroasted, non-decaffeinated coffee (US$226.2 million), cane sugars (US$9.4 million) and refined sugar (US$2.6 million).
Finally, as of August of this year, the agricultural trade balance registered a surplus of US$3,397 million. In absolute values, exports increased approximately US$183 million, which confirms the positive performance of agricultural exports to the main markets in the world.
