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Peruvian Exports grow 20% in 2011 with validity of more trade agreements

Peruvian exports would grow around 20 percent in 2011 driven by the entry into force of more trade agreements, said today the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur).

Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Eduardo Ferreyros, said that by 2011 more than expected foreign sales, especially with major trading partners this year were signed Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) including the European Union and Republic of Korea.

"Next year we will implement the agreements with Korea and the European Union also also come into force on Early Harvest Protocol Preferences Partial Agreement with Thailand and the agreement with the countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), "he said.

remarked that as they are implementing the new agreement, Peru will begin to feel the benefits of tariff preferences for goods, and preferences for the issue of services and investments.

On the other hand, the minister said he hoped the new draft Law of Forestry and Wildlife is approved by the Congress of the Republic in this term.

should be noted that Peru had until August first to implement the commitments on forests which are set out in NAFTA, but this could not be met due to lack of the new Forestry Law and Wildlife.

"We are coordinating with Congress to make this project is adopted in this term. There is a concern because there is a commitment in the FTA with the United States have not complied fully, "he said.

emphasized that this bill was prepared in detail with various public sector organizations and, in recent months, members of Congress.

"We have information from Congress that they think work the bill very soon," he said after inaugurating the new Customs Clearance Process (NPDA) implemented by the airport services company Talma.

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Peru exported 1.329 metric tons (MT) feather meal in 2008 to markets in Ecuador, Chile and Vietnam as food for birds and trout , registering revenues of over $ 425.280, today announced the executive director of the Science and Technology of Peru (FINCYT), Alejandro afus.


This feather meal is obtained through the use of the unusable parts of animals, known worldwide as rendering, a process which is subjected to conditions of temperature, time, pressure and size of the task remains for the purpose of producing animal meal.

commented that because this business has good growth prospects in the country, has decided FINCYT support the project "Improvement of the quality of feather meal by enzyme queratinazas processing and evaluation at the bird feeder and trout.

"This project seeks to change the processing system to obtain feathers feather meal and good quality standard," he declared.

regard, the project coordinator, Carlos Gomez, said the price of flour per metric ton of feathers varies as product quality, ranking among the 315 and $ 320.

"The amount of feathers available for the production of flour in Lima amounts to 1.603 MT per month, both obtained from slaughterhouse pens and in markets," he said.

He said currently the availability of feathers in Peru is high because the per capita consumption of chicken reaches 30 kilos.

Among the companies currently involved in this business are Coinsa (40 daily feather TM), Pacific Alternative protein (35 TM), The Agro Business Ferrol (20 tm) and Agro Intiquilla (20 TM).

There are also larger companies that have with its own rendering system, such as poultry San Fernando, Round and Avinka, among others.
Source: Andina Peru - www.andina.com.pe

Photo: feather meal plant