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Dr. Alberto Maurer appointed as the new Director of the National Institute for Agricultural Investigation (INIA).

Cocoa production in Peru is estimated to reach 70,000 MT in CY 2014, increasing 5 percent compared to CY 2013.

FAS Lima coordinated with the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Regional Latin America Office a food additives training seminar for FDA’s Peruvian counterpart DIGESA.

Grape production in Peru continues booming, driven by strong demand from international markets, and is now expected at 500,000 MT in 2014.

The U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement’s reduction and elimination of import tariffs on a wide range of U.S. agricultural and food products, has fueled demand for U.S. pet food.

FAS Lima’s U.S. Food Experience: Beef & Wine reception on August 26, 2014, capped a well-attended two-day long U.S. west coast wines business meetings and technical seminar.

The Peruvian wheat crop for 2014/15 is estimated at 150,000 hectares (Ha) with a trend yield of 1.52 metric tons per Ha (MT/Ha), for a projected production of 230,000 metric tons (MT). Wheat area is estimated to decrease three percent this season...

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