However, there is an important variation in the distribution of the exports of these Peruvian fruits to the different markets of the world. The main destinations are the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Canada, the Netherlands, and Russia. So far this season (week 30-2018) there has been a 35% increase in the volume of fruit sent to the United States and a 30% increase in the volume sent to China.
Thus, this year Peru has exported 17,797 tons (818 containers) to the United States, while in 2017 the country exported 13,284 tons (606 containers) to that market. Meanwhile, in 2017 Peru exported 4,247 tons (200 containers) to China in 2017, and 5,746 tons (260 containers) this year. The rest of the aforementioned markets have shown a decrease in the volumes exported by Peru. There has been a -19% decrease in shipments of W. Murcott and Tango mandarins to Canada, -25% to the United Kingdom, -59% to the Netherlands, and -40% to Russia in comparison to week 30 of 2017.
