Peru News: Agriculture Developments

most of the Peru economy revolves around agriculture. Peru is primarily known for its potatoes. Peru is the center of origin for potatoes, which means that agricultural experts believe potatoes were first grown and cultivated in Peru. As such, the country has more kinds of potatoes than anywhere else. However, Peru is a lively agricultural areas outside the potatoes as well. This article is a summary of recent news of Agriculture from Peru.

Peru has experienced dramatic growth in exports and the value papar.Piquillo piquillo pepper is a type of chilli that is small in size and has a sweet and spicy flavor. In Spanish, the name means "little beak". Between January and April 2011, the value pequillo pepper export is almost 110 percent higher than the same period 2010th It grew from $ 8.5 million to $ 17.9 million, according to the Peruvian Ministry poljoprivrede.Povećanje actual volume of exported pepper was 106 percent, from 4200 tonnes in 2010 during the period 8700 2011 razdoblju.Glavni receivers in Spain with exports of 76 percent, United States, with 11 percent and Germany with 6 percent, and France with 2 percent.

Other news of Agriculture in Peru refers to the use of transgenic foods, particularly genetically modified products (or GMOs). Many people in Peru are opposed to GMO food products, primarily because they want to keep Peru as a GMO-free zone, so they can sell the products marked in this way, or labeled as organic. However, the president of the National Association of Corn and Sorghum Producers had some hard facts for the anti-GMOers: it is estimated that every averages Peruvain eats about 63 pounds of GMO products through the corn, meat and oil. It comes mostly from imports. Peru imports 60 percent of corn, about 1.9 million tons each year.

Finally, other food products making news in Peru's coffee. Peru is one of the most important coffee producing countries, more than 80 percent of manufacturers in the world uses coffee beans from Peru. Coffee exports in 2011 brought over $ 1 billion. While other South American countries are better known for its coffee, Peru is the sixth largest coffee producing country, but demand for the product in the country is low, leaving more for export. More than 100 companies export of coffee seeds from Peru. So next time you travel to Peru, be sure to grab the machine back as a gift.