Pepper Prices in Peru
| Variety | Market level | Price (US$/kg) | Local (PEN) | MoM | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Farmgate | 2.67 | 9.87 | ▼ 7.7% | ▼ 7.7% | FAOSTAT Producer Prices |
As of June 2026, the pepper price in Peru available is US$ 2.67 per kg (9.87 PEN), down 7.7% year-on-year.
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Pepper Price History & Trend
Monthly pepper price, US$ per kg - the line grows each month as we record it. Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices.
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Peru pepper - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of pepper sold by Peru in 2020 was 1,242 tons. In 2019 Peru sold 38,232 tonnes of pepper. Across 2019 alone, the market for Peru pepper (herbs and spices category) has shrunk, with a change of -32.955 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, pepper's exports grew by 2341.38% netting the exporter US$54.65m for the year 2019. Peru's pepper exports are categorised as:
- Pepper of the genus Piper, crushed or ground (HS code 090412)
- Pepper (Capsicum or Pimenta), dried, crushed or ground (HS code 0904XX)
- Pepper of the genus Piper, neither crushed nor ground (HS code 090411)
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Peru pepper export values
In 2019, Peru exported pepper costing 54.65m USD, a reduction of -34.71% from 2018's total pepper export of 83.7m USD. The annual change in value of Peru pepper between 2017 to 2018 was 617.593 percent.
The per year change in the amount of Peru's pepper exports between 2017 and 2019 was 2341.38 pc compared to a variation of -32.955% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Peru's stake of the world's total pepper's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Peru is ranked position 41 in world exports of pepper.
Export markets for Peru pepper ( in '000$ )
Peru's best performing export markets for pepper are Guatemala, US, Russia, Ecuador and Belgium.
Peru imported 71,064 tonnes of pepper in 2019.
Production
The production of pepper in Peru was 9,959,382 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of -8.73%. The country had approximately 736,290.00 hectares under pepper cultivation.