Peru's agricultural trade sees record Brazil nut exports and higher grain import prices

Peruvian exports of Amazonian Brazil nuts (castaña amazónica) reached US$48 million in 2025, a 27.6 % increase over the previous year, according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru. The growth is driven by harvests in the Madre de Dios region, where indigenous and local communities collect the nuts from naturally growing trees, linking sustainable forest management with export revenues.

In the same period, international prices for key grains and oil rose sharply. Between 8‑15 July 2026, wheat prices jumped 10.1 % to US$299.5 per tonne, maize rose 3 % to US$168.3 per tonne, and soy oil climbed 4.8 % to US$1,613.5 per tonne. Factors cited include disruptions to maritime transport through the Sea of Azov, higher oil prices, and warm, dry weather forecasts for the U.S. Midwest. As Peru relies heavily on imports for these commodities, the higher costs affect national food‑price stability, with corn imports reaching 2.24 million tonnes YTD and soy imports totaling nearly 99 thousand tonnes in the first half of 2026.