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Peru’s food processing industry is a dynamic sector of the national economy.

FAS Lima foresees Peru’s demand for imported food and agricultural products to remain good through the medium-term.

The U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) has significantly benefitted U.S.-origin food and agricultural product exports to Peru.

This report outlines Peru’s regulatory requirements for food and agricultural product imports.

This report identifies Peru’s import requirements for foreign export certificates, highlighting current procedures and relevant oversight agencies.

This report provides information on the agricultural credit situation in Peru, particularly for small and medium sized producers. Financing is a limiting factor for most agricultural producers in Peru

As a result of FAS Lima’s updated contact database, coordination and support of the USDPL Trade Mission during January 2015, Peruvian importers report buying 30 percent more thus far in 2015.

On December 9, 2011, President Humala approved Law 29,811, establishing a ten-year moratorium on genetically modified organisms.

With land values skyrocketing in the rapidly urbanizing Lurín locality (40 kilometers south of Lima), dairymen seek to reduce feed costs and pump-up productivity to remain competitive.

On July 15, 2015, Peru’s Chief Veterinary Officer in SENASA approved the Health Certificate for the import of U.S. live cattle into Peru.

Ethanol production for calendar year (CY) 2016 is forecast at 160 million liters, a 33 percent reduction from our CY 2015 estimate.

Maderera Andina, a Peruvian lumber importer and wholesaler of U.S. engineered wood products, is stimulating its use in the Peruvian market.