Peru remains one of the main destinations of pitahaya in Ecuador, but with very low prices

(Agrarian.pe) The pace of export of pitahayas of Ecuador is on the rise throughout this year. According to Alex Busts War, president of Green Control, the offices of the well-known ‘fruit dragon’ have increased by 17.6% in value and a 7.2% in volume between January and September of the current year, compared with the same period of 2023 (based on information from the Central Bank of Ecuador).

Thus, in the first nine months of 2024, shipments ecuadorian this product came to the united States, which received 25.663 tons and whose market grew by 13.9%. Currently, the country nortemaricano represents the 59.05% of the total market for the pitahaya ecuadorian export. Its average value is the current of US$ 4.20 per kilo.

In second and third place, as main destinations, are Peru and Colombia, but with very low prices, warns Alex Busts. In fact, Peru means in these moments 23.04% in terms of market share pitaya for Ecuador with an average price of just US$ 0.21 / kg. In the meantime, Colombia becomes the 4.88% of the market with an average price of US$ 024.

The fourth place to the offices of this fruit of ecuador, the European Union, where they were placed 2,989 tonnes between January and September, with an increase of 202%. What is relevant, is that in this market is given a higher price for the fruit reaches the US$ 4.94 kg.

However, the higher price is achieved in Hong Kong, which today represents only 2.62% of the market for these shipments, but have to pay US$ 7.56 per kilo.

“Everything points to the Ecuador exported close to$ 200 million in 2024. The pitahya is within the five product more important of the agroexportación of Ecuador”, concluded Busts.

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