Agricultural exports from the eastern macro-region (San Martín, Loreto, Ucayali and Amazonas) grew 38.2% in the first half of this year, totaling US$ 32.4 million, according to a report from the Business Research Center (CIE) of Perucámaras.
The main exported products were cocoa beans, which reached US$ 10.3 million (an increase of 14.6%), palm oil, with US$ 8.8 million (155.1%), and prepared palm kernels, with US$ 1.7 million (29.1%).
This sector concentrated the greatest weight within the export structure of this part of the country (41.4%). In non-traditional shipments from San Martín, the agricultural sector recorded the largest participation.
Regarding total exports of non-traditional products, they totaled US$ 44.2 million, which represented a growth of 20.4% compared to the first half of 2017. These products were responsible for 56.4% of the total shipped by this macro region.
Shipments of wood and paper fell 16.8% (US$ 9.2 million). This sector concentrated 20.8% of non-traditional exports. The main products shipped were wooden slats and friezes, which decreased by 25.2% (US$ 2.4 million) and sawn wood, which fell 9.6% (US$ 3.7 million).
However, fishery exports grew 36.7% (US$ 2 million), due to the increase in shipments of ornamental fish (34.5%), which reached a value of US$ 1.8 million. This sector explained 4.4% of non-traditional shipments.
For their part, exports of traditional products, responsible for 43.6% of the total shipped by this macro-region, increased 19% (US$ 34.1 million), driven by shipments of oil and its derivatives (235.9% growth). This sector explained 66.5% of traditional exports (US$ 22.7 million).
While shipments from the agricultural sector fell 50.3% (US$ 10.8 million), due to the reduction in coffee exports, their only item. This sector concentrated 31.8% of traditional shipments.