El Nino Is Set to Put an End to Peru's Long Run of Fruit Export Growth
- Industry sees exports falling 5% this year from a record high
- Peru is the world’s biggest producer of grapes and blueberries
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Peru’s agricultural exporters are bracing for tough times as a second year of bad weather upends a prolonged period of growth that turned the Andean nation into a fruit and vegetable powerhouse.
The El Nino weather phenomenon means revenue from farm shipments probably will shrink 5% this year and stay flat next year, said Gabriel Amaro, head of agribusiness group AGAP.