{"id":3608,"date":"2015-01-29T13:37:54","date_gmt":"2015-01-29T13:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/building-on-record-year-imports-usgc-corn-harvest-report-perfectly-timed-in-peru\/"},"modified":"2015-01-29T13:37:54","modified_gmt":"2015-01-29T13:37:54","slug":"building-on-record-year-imports-usgc-corn-harvest-report-perfectly-timed-in-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/building-on-record-year-imports-usgc-corn-harvest-report-perfectly-timed-in-peru\/","title":{"rendered":"Building on Record Year Imports, USGC Corn Harvest Report Perfectly Timed in Peru"},"content":{"rendered":"

Peru has started the year with surging U.S. sales, filling its import quota for U.S. corn of 709,260 metric tons (27.9 million bushels) in the first seven days of the year. In the 2013\/2014 marketing year, Peru finished as the eighth-largest U.S. corn export destination, setting an historic record of more than 1.2 million tons (47 million bushels) imported. And, if the anticipated accumulated exports to Peru are realized, within the first 5 months of the 2014\/2015 marketing year, it will have already exceeded the total imports of the 2013\/2014 marketing year.<\/p>\n

After a standstill of corn imports in the previous few years, these figures are a refreshing change and created a timely backdrop for the U.S. Grains Council\u2019s presentation to Peruvian buyers of the 2014\/2015 Corn Harvest Quality Report<\/em> <\/a>results.<\/p>\n

Members of a U.S. Grains Council (USGC) team in the country last week held face-to-face meetings with key buyers and end-users of U.S. corn to help them plan appropriately for the coming year. Team participants included:<\/p>\n