12:47 | Lima, oct. 15 (ANDINA).
The grape production of the coastal region of Ica, in southern Peru, is likely to grow by 6.3% in 2014, Ica's Regional Agricultural Direction (DRA) has reported.
DRA's director, engineer Nicanor Levano Toro noted the export varieties such as the Red Globe and the Seedless will record the higher rise in grape's output.
He said that this year's grape planted area reached 11,065 hectares and that the expected production volume was 160,355 MT, of which 65 % would be exported to countries like United States, China, the Netherlands, Indonesia, Taiwan, Russia and the United Kingdom.
However, he noted that this year's figures show a 35% drop compared to last year, when they amounted to 249,768 MT as fewer hectares of vines were planted this season.
However, the engineer projected that the tonnage would be 6.3% greater next year than in 2013. Thus, they would achieve producing 170,516 MT, freshplaza.com reported.
According to the calendar of the Association of Agricultural Producers Guild of Peru, the grape campaign begins in October and runs through mid-March. The main producing areas are Piura and Ica.
In this regard, Piura's DRA also estimated that this year's planted areas of table grape grew 30 % compared to 2012, reaching 4,800 hectares. 80 % of these areas correspond to the Red Globe variety, which will be exported directly to markets like the U.S., Europe, Asia, Chile and Canada.
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Published: 10/15/2013