Peru remains world leading grape exporter in 2024-25

In the 2024-25 campaign, Peru exported 562,093 tons of table grapes, representing a 7.4 percent increase compared to the 523,567 tons shipped in the previous campaign, according to Agraria, citing figures from Peru’s National Agrarian Health Service (Senasa).

This result consolidates Peru’s position as the world leader in the export of this fruit for the second consecutive year.

Senasa, which is part of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri), said this result was achieved thanks to the collaborative work between the public and private sectors.

It detailed that table grape exports from Peru in the 2024-25 campaign reached 44 destination countries, of which the United States, the Netherlands, and Mexico together accounted for 83 percent of the total. They were followed by the United Kingdom, Spain, Canada, Hong Kong, Colombia, China, and Taiwan.

In Peru, the grape export season runs primarily from October to April and includes more than 56 table grape varieties. The most exported varieties are Sweet Globe, Red Globe, and Allison, which are the most in-demand in the international market.

In the 2024-25 Peruvian table grape season, Senasa authorized 137 packing plants and certified more than 22,000 hectares of crops, distributed mainly in the regions of Ica (47 percent) and Piura (36 percent), followed by Lambayeque (7 percent), La Libertad (4.8 percent), Arequipa (3.8 percent), and other regions such as Ancash, Lima, Moquegua, Tacna, and Cajamarca, which together represent 1.4 percent.