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Peru’s Fisheries Sanitary Agency (SANIPES) grants temporary access to imported fish and seafood for reprocessing.

South Africa has a well-developed business market, and is a gateway to Sub-Saharan African markets.

Fishmeal production in marketing year (MY) 2019/2020 (January-December 2019) is estimated at 890,000 MT, falling 25 percent compared to the previous year.

Peru’s food processing industry is a dynamic sector of the national economy. U.S.-origin food processing ingredient exports to Peru are forecast at $202 million in 2017.

On May 18, 2017, the South African Ministry of Health invited further comments or inputs on the Draft Regulations relating to maximum levels of metals in foodstuffs.

Fishmeal production in marketing year (MY) 2017/2018 (January-December 2018) is forecast at 705,000 metric tons (MT), three percent lower than the estimated production in the previous year.

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

Shrimp exports from Peru are estimated at 18, 000 MT in CY 2015, a six-fold increase from 2003 due to strong export demand.

Peru is the largest fishmeal exporter in the world.

South Africa's highly developed food processing sector offers U.S. exporters opportunities to supply raw materials or inputs.

While South Africa is an exporter of agricultural products, it remains a viable market for U.S. sales, particularly of high-value, consumer-oriented products.