Peru Exported More Than 3,000 Tons of Garlic In October 2023

27 December 2023

Peru’s garlic exports reached more than 3,000 tons in volume solely for October 2023. The exports of garlic from Peru are reaching heights in a space dominated by Chinese and Spanish shipments of garlic; the more widespread exporting markets for garlic on a global scale. 2023 has been a good year for Peruvian exports of garlic, following the struggle Peru faced during the COVID-19 period in 2020 due to lower production levels. The production output and shipment count increased in 2021 and the ongoing year, Peru has exported more than 3,000 tons of garlic in a single month.

 

Peru’s Garlic Exports

 

The datasets shown in the research report cover the period from January 2022 to October 2023, as per the available data. The HS Code classification for Peruvian garlic in the report is 07032090 (Garlic, Fresh Or Chilled, Whole, Cut, Sliced, Broken Or Grinded, Without Skinned).

 

Peru’s garlic exports amounted to $24.97 million in 2022, and from January to October 2023, the total value of exports amounted to $15.34 million. For the same period (from January to October) in 2022, the total value of Peruvian garlic amounted to $12.68 million in exports.

 

The total quantity of Peruvian garlic exported amounted to 3,582,052 kilograms and 3,949 tons in October 2023. For the whole period covered in the data shown in the research report, the total quantity of exported garlic from Peru totaled 28,423,265 kilograms and 31,331 tons.

 

Peru’s Garlic Exports — Partners

 

The top exporting partners for Peru’s garlic in 2022 are—Mexico ($14.5B), the United States of America ($4.4B), Ecuador ($3.8B), Australia ($627.9M), Colombia ($412.1M), Poland ($150.6M), Brazil ($125.1M), Panama ($101.3M), and the Netherlands ($93.1M).

 

 

The top exporting partners for Peruvian garlic from January to October 2023 are the USA ($6.0B), Mexico ($4.6B), Ecuador ($3.1B), Brazil ($402.6M), Colombia ($225.4M), Australia ($203.1M), Poland ($172.5M), the Netherlands ($97.9M), and Canada ($68.5M).

 

 

Mexico was the top exporting partner of Peru for garlic exports in 2022. However, the United States of America surpassed Mexico, taking the position as the largest exporting partner for Peruvian garlic for the period from January to October 2023.

 

Peru’s Garlic Exports — Monthly

 

The exports of Peruvian garlic in each month for 2022 registered: $3.7M in January, $1.5M in February, $1.5M in March, $516.4K in April, $369.4K in May, $378.9K in June, $144.2K in July, $324.1K in August, $420.2K in September, $3.7M in October, $6.1M in November, and $6.1M in December.

 

 

Peruvian garlic exports in 2023, as per available data, have registered: $2.1M in January, $1.7M in February, $2M in March, $426.7K in April, $340.7K in May, $305.4K in June, $344K in July, $399 in August, $724.4K in September, and $6.8M in October.

 

Peru’s Garlic Exports — Quarterly

 

The quarterly exports of Peruvian garlic from January 2022 to October 2023 show: $6.7M in Q1-2022, followed by $1.2M in Q2-2022, $888K in Q3-2022, $16M in Q4-2022, $5.9M in Q1-2023, $1 in Q2-2023, $1.4M in Q3-2023, and $6.8M in Q4-2023 (including only October).

 

 

Peru’s Garlic Exports — Forecast

 

The current values of Peruvian garlic exports in each quarter of 2023, as shown earlier in the above section, registered $5.9 million in the first quarter of 2023, followed by $1 million in the second quarter, $1.4 million in the third quarter, and $6.8 million in the fourth quarter.

 

 

The further values of the forecast predict the exports of Peru’s garlic in the maximum and minimum range for 2024. Evaluating the values of Peruvian garlic, it will go through a fluctuation of exports and depending on the severity of climatic conditions in Peru, might even fall in 2024.

 

The drought-like situation and the frequent storm alerts such as El Niño could bring a disruption in the farming of garlic in Peru, since the similar conditions of unfavorable weather and droughts in some main garlic farming regions brought production levels down for Spain in 2022.

 

Peruvian garlic exports always climb high during winter (in November and December mainly). The disruptions of the supply chain in the world’s biggest garlic market in China and the aforementioned condition of the garlic market in Spain gave Peru an upper hand this year.