Maize Prices in Peru
| Variety | Market level | Price (US$/kg) | Local (PEN) | MoM | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Farmgate | 0.45 | 1.67 | ▼ 0.9% | ▼ 0.9% | FAOSTAT Producer Prices |
| — | Global benchmark | 0.22 | 0.80 | ▲ 1.0% | ▲ 6.0% | World Bank Pink Sheet |
As of May 2026, the maize price in Peru is US$ 0.45 per kg (1.67 PEN), down 0.9% year-on-year.
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Maize Price History & Trend
Monthly maize price, US$ per kg — the line grows each month as we record it. Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices.
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Peru maize - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of maize sold by Peru in 2020 was 185,792 tonnes. In 2019 Peru exported 189,824 tonnes of maize. In 2019 alone, the demand for Peru maize (cereals/grains category) has gone up, recording a change of 2.915 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, maize's exports went up by 13.66% bringing Peru US$431.92m for the year 2019. Peru's maize exports are classified as:
- Maize (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100590)
- Maize seed for sowing (HS code 100510)
- Hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked maize grains (excluding rolled, flaked, pellets and flour) (HS code 110423)
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Peru maize export values
In 2019, Peru exported maize valued at 431.92m USD, a surge of 1.04% from 2018's total maize export of 427.488m USD. The yearly growth in value of Peru maize between 2017 to 2018 was 19.984 per cent.
The annual/yearly change in the quantity of Peru's maize exports between 2017 and 2019 was 13.66% in comparison to a variation of 2.915% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Peru maize ( in '000$ )
Peru's best performing export markets for maize are Spain, US, Japan, China and Belgium.
Peru procured 64,319,104 tonnes of maize in 2019.
Production
The production of maize in Peru was 48,039,984 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of -1.51%. The country had an estimated 11,995,848.00 hectares under maize cultivation.