The Minister of Foreign Trade and TourismTeresa Mera, reported on the reopening of Peruvian onion access to the Ecuadorian market during the Presidential Meeting and the XVI Meeting of the Peru-Ecuador binational cabinet in Quito. The announcement came as part of a theme-focused agenda TradeInvestment and tourism.
The Peruvian delegation It was chaired by the President of the Republic, José Jerí, who held a meeting with the President of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, as part of the official activities of the binational meeting.
Mera pointed out that the reopening of the Ecuadorian market For the Peruvian onion, this was possible following the publication of the health, phytosanitary and safety requirements required by that country. This process allowed the product’s access to the neighboring market to be restored.
Likewise, he pointed out that Peru remains interested in gaining access rice for the Ecuadorian market. This issue is part of the efforts being addressed within the framework of the bilateral dialogue between the two countries.
In her speech, the minister emphasized that the commercial exchange and tourism between Peru and Ecuador is one of the most integrated mechanisms in the region. “Ecuador has established itself as our main trading partner in the Andean Community and as one of the most important players for our trade in Latin America. It is also the third country that records the highest number of international tourists entering Peru,” he reported.
These figures were presented as part of the assessment of bilateral progress economic matter and tourism as part of the topics of the Binational Cabinet.
Within the framework of the Binational Cabinet, an agenda was developed based on five axes: social and cultural issues; productive matterstrade, investment and tourism; environmental, energy and mining issues; infrastructure, connectivity and human rights issues; and comprehensive security and defense.
In this context, Minister Mera held a meeting with the Vice Minister of Production and Industry of Ecuador, Andrés Robalino, where they discussed issues related to sanitary and phytosanitary requirements, strengthening trade relations, linking export value chains and facilitating logistics. Robalino highlighted the work of Peru with the economy and expressed his willingness to advance joint measures to strengthen trade institutions between the two countries.
The Agricultural exports According to the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Irrigation, between January and October this year they generated revenue of more than $11,569 million, representing a growth of 19.6% compared to the same period in 2024 (Midagri).
According to the company, the traditional broadcasts reached $1,412 million, up 40.9% year over year, primarily due to higher shipments of unroasted or decaffeinated coffee ($1,318 million), refined cane or beet sugar ($32 million) and other cane sugar ($23.1 million).
In contrast, this is non-traditional exports They totaled $10,157 million, an increase of 17.2% year-on-year. Key products included fresh blueberries with $1,806 million and a 17.8% share, followed by avocados ($1,353 million, 13.3%), fresh grapes ($864 million, 8.5%) and raw cocoa beans ($844 million, 8.3%).
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