Crop Industry News: Peru
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
Peru Cereal Production in 2013 Close to Last Year’s RecordPERU - Harvesting of the main season rice and maize crops is currently underway. The 2013 aggregate cereal production is forecast to decrease slightly from the record level of the previous year...
Friday, March 08, 2013
2013 Grain Markets Impacted by Peruvian Poultry Sector ANALYSIS - The Peruvian poultry industry will have a direct impact on the growing corn and soybean oil markets in 2013, according to two recent reports from USDA GAIN. Fishmeal production, on...
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
Peru Production Boom Announced PERU- The national gross value of agricultural production in 2012 grew by 5.1 per cent over the year 2011, thus surpassing the sector target of 5 per cent annual growth, the Office of Economic...
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
Agricultural Output Increases by 4.4 Per CentPERU - So far livestock sectors are growing with rice and yellow corn production up on previous years in 2012. ...
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Agricultural Production Sees Increase of 4.6 Per CentPERU - Agricultural production between January-September this year recorded an increase of 4.6 per cent compared to the same period of 2011, driven by growth in the livestock sub-sector by 5.2...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Peru Minister Presents New Hybrid CornPERU - The Minister of Agriculture, Milton von Hesse La Serna has announced a new hybrid yellow corn called "INIA 619 - MegahÃbrido", which has a wide adaptation to the coast and the forest...
Thursday, July 05, 2012
Peru Ramps Up Ethanol ProductionPERU - Ethanol production in CY (calendar year) 2012 is expected at 220 million litres, increasing 22 per cent compared to the previous year. ...
Tuesday, July 03, 2012
Agricultural Figures Boosted by Grain, Rice ProductionPERU - In the first five months of this year, agricultural production grew 3.4 per cent compared with the same period last year, said the Office of Economic and Statistical Studies (EEO ) of...
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Peru Makes Progress With Demands of Rice ProducersPERU - The Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG) said the sector has been serving in the care of the demands made by rice producers represented by the Association of Rice Producers (Spear) and the...
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Peru Cotton Production Expected to FallPERU - Cotton production in Peru is expected at 38,500 MT in CY 2012. Cotton imports in CY 2011 reached 66,571 MT, of which 66,080 MT were imported from the United States....
Friday, April 20, 2012
Peru Sugar Cane Production Expected to RisePERU - Cane sugar production for CY2012 is estimated at 1.15 MMT, up from 1.076 MMT in CY2011....
Monday, May 23, 2011
US DDGS Sales to Peru RevivedPERU - Peru's San Fernando poultry company bought 5,000 metric tons of US distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS), valued at $1 million, the first Peruvian DDGS purchase since 2007. ...
Monday, May 16, 2011
Peru Agriculture Minister Resigns Amid GMO Debate PERU - Rafael Quevedo resigned Friday from his position as the Minister of Agriculture, according to Living in Peru. ...
Friday, March 04, 2011
Successful Seminar Expands DDGS Outreach in PeruPERU - The US Grains Council's distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) Promotion Seminar in Lima, Peru attracted more than 80 representatives of the fast-growing Peruvian poultry sector....
Friday, February 25, 2011
Peru Resumes DDGS ImportsPERU - For the first time since 2007, Peru has resumed importing distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS), the US Grains Council reports....
Monday, January 31, 2011
US Ag Companies Explore Opportunities in Peru PERU - USDA's Acting Under Secretary Michael Scuse will lead 20 US companies on an Agribusiness Trade and Investment Mission to Lima, Peru, Jan. 31-Feb. 3, 2011, to meet with 150 Peruvian and...
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
$25 million for Peru Biofuels Project from IDBPERU - The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a $25 million loan to support an innovative private biofuels project currently being developed in the department of Piura, Peru....
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Maple Energy Increase Peru Ethanol Project SpendPERU - Maple Energy has announced that it is to increase its investment in its ethanol project in the Piura Region to around $222 million...
Monday, August 18, 2008
Peru: the Next Big Biodiesel Producer?US - As South American nations rush to achieve energy independence and become the next Venezuela, oil exploration and treasure hunts for profitable and reliable energy sources have increased...
Friday, May 16, 2008
Greenpeace: "Save the Forest, Save the Planet"LIMA - The environmental organization Greenpeace protested biofuel production at the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, in south- eastern Peru on Thursday, claiming ethanol will have a severe impact...
Friday, April 25, 2008
Are Biodiesels More Viable?PERU - Massive biofuel production may put region's food security at risk. ...
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