According to Deputy Foreign Trade Minister Teresa Mera Gomez, Peruvian exports to traditional partners -such as China, the European Union, and the United States- are regaining significant levels.
“We are in the process of optimizing our trade agreement with China. At the moment we are also in negotiations with Hong Kong and there are talks with Brazil to improve the agreement that we already have in force. The launch of the operations at the technical level with Indonesia so that the chief negotiators meet with the aim of scheduling the next steps that will be taken in this process was announced last week.”
Mincetur continues to project that Peruvian exports, which will continue to be led by the country's agro-exports will reach the 64 billion dollars goals. “They will continue to be the main flag bearers of Peruvian exports. We are already the main exporters of grapes worldwide, we also stand out in blueberries, mandarins, and avocado.”
Teresa Mera stressed that they are following the development process of the port of Chancay very closely. “According to the conversations we had with investors, there are expectations that ships of greater cargo capacity will arrive in the country. This would allow having a direct line between the port of Chancay and Asia, which would clearly have a positive impact on the competitiveness of Peruvian exports because it would decrease shipping costs and arrival times would be faster. Maritime exports from Peru to the Asian markets, which nowadays take 40 days, are expected to decrease to 20 or 25 days when carried out through the port of Chancay.”
Source: andina.pe