Exports of Peruvian garlic rose by 178 per cent in value terms during the first two months of 2010, according to a report by the Peruvian Exporters Association (Adex).
Fresh and refrigerated garlic shipments were worth some US$536,117 in total, Adex said, up from just US$192,519 during the year-earlier period.
The bulk of the sendings was absorbed by the Colombian market, which imported 60 per cent of the volume, worth US$320,977 – an increase of 97 per cent over the first two months in 2009.
Spain ranked as the second-largest destination, according to Adex, receiving US$112,200 worth of garlic or 21 per cent of the total. Again sendings were up by 284 per cent over 2009.
Peru exported US$695,336-worth of fresh and refrigerated garlic in 2007, dipping the following year to US$630,561.
Last year, sendings registered some US$804,584 in value – a rise of 28 per cent over 2008.
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