Between January and April 2025, Peruvian air exports reached 36,203 tons, a 32.2% increase compared to the same period last year. This was reported by the Foreign Trade Society of Peru (Comex Perú), which attributes the growth to higher volumes of products such as fresh mangoes, asparagus, and blueberries. Together, these three products accounted for 65.36% of the total volume shipped by air.
The main product exported by air during the first four months of the year was fresh mango, with 14,348 tons—a 70.7% year-on-year increase—representing 39.63% of total air exports.
Fresh or chilled asparagus ranked second with 7,420 tons, up 9.4% and representing 20.50%. Next came fresh blueberries with 1,896 tons, a 26.5% increase, accounting for 5.24% of the total.
Strong Growth in April 2025
In April 2025 alone, air exports reached 9,825 tons, up 69.9% compared to April 2024.
Fresh mango remained the top product with 3,537 tons—a surge of 287.7%—accounting for 36.0% of the monthly volume. Fresh or chilled asparagus followed with 2,136 tons, an 83.1% increase from last year, making up 21.74% of the total.
Other notable products included non-ground or powdered ginger (522 tons, -4%), fresh pomegranates (390 tons, -0.9%), and fresh blueberries (329 tons, +17.5%).
Source: agraria.pe
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Publication date: Thursday, June 26, 2025
