Recently, Chilean apples and drupes were allowed to resume exports to Peru. Previously, Peru's National Agricultural Health Service (Senasa) had suspended imports of Chilean apples and drupes due to the detection of parasitic Cydia molesta in the products.

Chilean website Simfruit reported on May 20 that after learning of the parasite in the products, the Chilean Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) immediately formulated preventive and control measures, which were implemented by the Chilean Fruit Association (Frutas de Chile). José Guajardo Reyes, director of the SAG, said that the resumption of exports of apples and drupes to Peru had been successfully authorized thanks to the quick action of the Chilean industry.

Ignacia Fernández, Acting Minister of Agriculture, sees this as an opportunity to promote exchanges and cooperation in agricultural trade between Chile and Peru. Chile is globally recognized as a reliable supplier of high-quality food due to its focus on environmental protection and sustainable development.

According to Iván Marambio, President of the Chilean Fruit Association, Peru is Chile's third-largest trading partner in Latin America and the fourth-largest export market for Chilean fruits, accounting for 10.8 percent of its total fruit exports to Latin America. 54,472 tons of fresh fruits were exported from Chile to Peru during the 2022/2023 season, 73.6 percent (40,065 tons) of which were shipped to Peru via land transport ports to Peru, with apples accounting for 77.6%, prunes for 2.6%, nectarines for 2.8% and peaches for 0.5% in terms of category.