Exports of Peru's non-traditional fishery products, for direct human consumption, reached US$200 million in the January-February 2017 period, the country's Exports and Tourism Promotion Board (PromPeru) informed.
In this sense, PromPeru Exports Director Luis Torres highlighted corresponding shipments had expanded 33% in the analyzed period.
"This growth represents a good sign for foreign sales of added-value fishery products this year," Torres said.
"The fishery sector is returning from not-so-good years, and there has been a proper recovery. Thus, we believe non-traditional exports growth should lead to extraordinary figures by year-end," he forecasted.
Market destinations
Peru's non-traditional fishery goods are most demanded by US, European and Latin American markets.
Among main exported products, giant squid, shrimp, eel, trout, octopus and scallop stand out.
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