Peru, World's Largest Asparagus Exporter, Hosts Conference for International Companies

Peruvian companies like IQF del Peru S.A., Agroindustrias Aib S.A. and Tal S.A. will play host to an international conference for asparagus producers, held today in Lima. After beginning to export the green vegetable in the 1990s, Peru has emerged as the world's second largest asparagus producer, after China, and largest exporter, with annual export receipts topping US$450 million.