Lima, Perú (Andina).- Exports of Peru’s non-traditional fishery products —for direct human consumption— reached US$200 million in the January-February period in 2017, the country’s Exports and Tourism Promotion Board (PromPeru) informed.
In this sense, PromPeru Exports Director Luis Torres highlighted those shipments had expanded 33% in the analyzed period.
“This growth represents a good sign for foreign sales of added-value fishery products this year,” Torres said.
“The fishery sector is returning from not-so-good years, and there’s been a proper recovery. Thus, we believe non-traditional exports growth should lead to extraordinary figures by year-end,” he forecasted.
Market destinations
Peru’s non-traditional fishery goods are most demanded by US, European and Latin American markets.
Among main exported products, giant squid, shrimp, eel, trout, octopus and scallop stand out.
Editor at the digital magazine AquaHoy. He holds a degree in Aquaculture Biology from the National University of Santa (UNS) and a Master’s degree in Science and Innovation Management from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, with postgraduate diplomas in Business Innovation and Innovation Management. He possesses extensive experience in the aquaculture and fisheries sector, having led the Fisheries Innovation Unit of the National Program for Innovation in Fisheries and Aquaculture (PNIPA). He has served as a senior consultant in technology watch, an innovation project formulator and advisor, and a lecturer at UNS. He is a member of the Peruvian College of Biologists and was recognized by the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) in 2016 for his contribution to aquaculture.
