Peru, has enjoyed several years of export growth in U.S. markets,expanding market share in fresh produce commodities such as blueberries, grapes, avocados, onions and asparagus.
Peru and Mexico have reduced imports to the USA in 2022, due to many contributary factors, but mostly due to weather conditions. The decline in volume has continued into 2023 and has challenged industry and retailers.
A recent USDA statistics update showed this year-over-year decline for asparagus, reporting that the U.S. imported 13% less in volume of Peruvian asparagus than the previous year.