# perus (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover perus. Page: Feed: --- ## [The cut, not the country](https://thegaraybrief.substack.com/p/the-cut-not-the-country) _2026-08-17 · Martín Garay · The Garay Brief_ Spain and Thailand look twice as far apart as any pair of squid buyers Peru ships to, and on fins they pay the same $2.66 a kilo, to the cent. ## [The mix illusion](https://thegaraybrief.substack.com/p/the-mix-illusion) _2026-08-15 · Martín Garay · The Garay Brief_ A Chinese tyre lands in Peru at $33 and an Indian one at $109. The gap disappears as soon as the kind of tyre is held still, and in the big sizes India is the cheaper. ## ['It's essential the UK approach to deforestation is fully aligned with the EU'](https://hilldavid.substack.com/p/its-essential-the-uk-approach-to) _2026-08-14 · David Hill · David Hill_ Interview with the British Retail Consortium’s Lou Sherry about "forest risk commodities" regulations ## [The bench is getting shorter](https://thegaraybrief.substack.com/p/the-bench-is-getting-shorter) _2026-08-13 · Martín Garay · The Garay Brief_ Of the 182 Peruvian companies shipping alpaca knitwear in 2024, 101 no longer do. Volume held. The same output now comes from a shorter list of places. ## [‘Trump v Tribe’ - Biggest gutting of protected land in US history just got bigger](https://hilldavid.substack.com/p/trump-v-tribe-biggest-gutting-of) _2026-08-07 · David Hill · David Hill_ President sparks outrage by reducing size of two national monuments in Utah by 90% ## [The twelve-garment door into Peru](https://thegaraybrief.substack.com/p/the-twelve-garment-door-into-peru) _2026-07-31 · Martín Garay · The Garay Brief_ Half of Peru's knitwear leaves in shipments of 25 garments or fewer, and those earn more per piece than the containers do. Same companies, both doors. What that means for a first order. ## [‘An ecological crisis with consequences we're only beginning to understand'](https://hilldavid.substack.com/p/an-ecological-crisis-with-consequences) _2026-07-31 · David Hill · David Hill_ Interview with Bolivian journalist Marielle Cauthin about the country’s deforestation crisis ## [Geisha coffee, a market with its own rules](https://thegaraybrief.substack.com/p/geisha-coffee-a-market-with-its-own) _2026-07-28 · Martín Garay · The Garay Brief_ Peru's geisha coffee never sells below the ordinary price, no two batches agree on anything above it, and it ships once the rest of the harvest has gone. Forty five tonnes a year. ## [UK is ignoring how the world’s forests are home to millions of people](https://hilldavid.substack.com/p/uk-is-ignoring-how-the-worlds-forests) _2026-07-28 · David Hill · David Hill_ Progress on legislation, but no mention of those whose homes and lives are most at stake ## [Why organic coffee leaves Peru at the commodity price](https://thegaraybrief.substack.com/p/why-organic-coffee-leaves-peru-at) _2026-07-23 · Martín Garay · The Garay Brief_ The seal that commands a premium on the shelf earns almost nothing at the border. I checked it four ways, across two datasets. Here is what Peru's coffee structure actually rewards. ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tc4hp3I0t5kl) _2026-07-23 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [Twenty years on. . . Peru’s ‘isolated’ indigenous people still at risk of ‘extinction’](https://hilldavid.substack.com/p/twenty-years-on-perus-isolated-indigenous) _2026-07-15 · David Hill · David Hill_ Considerable progress made after two decades, but widespread threats remain ## [Peru corn is a $1B market, and 94 percent of it lands from a single country](https://thegaraybrief.substack.com/p/peru-corn-is-a-1b-market-and-94-percent) _2026-07-09 · Martín Garay · The Garay Brief_ Two concentrations stack here: one origin supplies almost everything, and three buyers hold most of the volume. A fragile setup and an opening at the same time. ## [Peru imports $138M in surgical instruments, and 310 new buyers entered last year.](https://thegaraybrief.substack.com/p/peru-imports-138m-in-surgical-instruments) _2026-07-02 · Martín Garay · The Garay Brief_ A $138M import category growing 24% a year, spread across 490+ buyers. What that means if you sell medical and surgical instruments into Peru or source them there in 2026. ## [Peru's fertilizer imports grew 95% in a year, and 111 new buyers walked into the market](https://thegaraybrief.substack.com/p/perus-fertilizer-imports-grew-95) _2026-06-25 · Martín Garay · The Garay Brief_ A $294M import category that nearly doubled, spread across 140+ buyers. What that means if you sell fertilizer into Peru or source it there in 2026. ## ['I don't know much about climate change but I think it’s very important'](https://hilldavid.substack.com/p/i-dont-know-much-about-climate-change) _2026-06-24 · David Hill · David Hill_ A visit to a Mennonite colony in Bolivia where US firm Cargill has been buying soy ## [Keiko Fujimori widens her lead, is one step closer to becoming Peru’s first female president](https://perureports.com/keiko-fujimori-widens-her-lead-is-one-step-closer-to-becoming-perus-first-female-president/10787/) _2026-06-22 · Diego Lopez Marina · Blog | Perú Reports_ Lima, Peru — Keiko Fujimori is increasingly closer to becoming Peru’s first female president, inching ahead in what is her fourth presidential bid since 2011. With only 300 ballots left to be reviewed, she already holds a lead of more than 40,000 votes over leftist candidate Roberto Sánchez. The candidate from the Fuerza Popular party \[…\] The post Keiko Fujimori widens her lead, is one step closer… ## [Peru imports $91 million in bearings, and the buyers are the names that run the mines](https://thegaraybrief.substack.com/p/peru-imports-91-million-in-bearings) _2026-06-18 · Martín Garay · The Garay Brief_ A $91M import category that grew 16% in two years, spread across 1,665 buyers. What that means if you sell bearings into Peru or source them there in 2026. ## [Peru’s presidential race remains too close to call as vote count inches forward](https://perureports.com/perus-presidential-race-remains-too-close-to-call-as-vote-count-inches-forward/10778/) _2026-06-16 · ​Valeria Abram · Blog | Perú Reports_ It’s been nine days since the runoff election between conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sánchez and Peruvians are still awaiting a definitive result in what’s become a razor-tight election. As of June 15, Fujimori continued to edge ahead with 50.051% of the vote compared to Sánchez’s 49.949% – a difference of about 18,300 \[…\] The post Peru’s presidential race remains too… ## [More tropical forests fall while the UK stalls - still no legislation in force](https://hilldavid.substack.com/p/tropical-forests-fall-while-the-uk) _2026-06-15 · David Hill · David Hill_ Further reports published on global deforestation crisis but the UK fails to act ## [‘We’ve got to look for more land to establish new colonies for our children’](https://hilldavid.substack.com/p/weve-got-to-look-for-more-land-to) _2026-06-08 · David Hill · David Hill_ A visit to one of the oldest Mennonite settlements in South America ## [Sync Bookmarks Everywhere (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DGvQMwbnVzN7) _2026-06-08 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync keeps folders and toolbar intact across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. ## [Perú’s Roberto Sánchez carries Pedro Castillo’s sombrero and his political movement](https://perureports.com/perus-roberto-sanchez-carries-pedro-castillos-sombrero-and-his-political-movement/10773/) _2026-06-06 · ​Valeria Abram · Blog | Perú Reports_ Roberto Sánchez, a left-wing congressman and former minister, campaigns wearing a hulking straw hat — one that is not his own. It once belonged to Pedro Castillo, the jailed former president of Perú, who won the 2021 election against Keiko Fujimori, the conservative daughter of former dictator Alberto Fujimori, whom Sánchez will also face in \[…\] The post Perú’s Roberto Sánchez carries Pedro… ## [A polarized election may not matter for one of Peru’s biggest concerns: corruption](https://perureports.com/a-polarized-election-may-not-matter-for-one-of-perus-biggest-concerns-corruption/10763/) _2026-06-03 · Claire Carson · Blog | Perú Reports_ In yet another polarized Latin American election, Peru’s June 7 runoff pits two ideological opposites against each other. Keiko Fujimori, the conservative daughter of former dictator Alberto Fujimori, and Roberto Sanchez, a left-wing congressman backed by jailed former President Pedro Castillo, won the first round of voting on April 12 with 17% and 12% of \[…\] The post A polarized election may not… ## [How a Shell carbon offsets project includes 'uncontacted' indigenous people’s land](https://hilldavid.substack.com/p/how-a-shell-carbon-offsets-project) _2026-05-22 · David Hill · David Hill_ Peru’s Cordillera Azul National Park marks its 25th anniversary today ## [This is what a brand new Mennonite colony in South America looks like](https://hilldavid.substack.com/p/this-is-what-a-brand-new-mennonite) _2026-05-19 · David Hill · David Hill_ Only six families living there when we visited, but many more expected to arrive ## [Slalom Foundation supports Peruvian protected areas as $1.3 trillion carbon credit market grows](https://perureports.com/slalom-foundation-supports-peruvian-protected-areas-as-1-3-trillion-carbon-credit-market-grows/10757/) _2026-04-24 · Ray Fernández · Blog | Perú Reports_ As the global sustainable forestry industry grows, long-term conservation projects in Latin American countries like Peru are taking off. The post Slalom Foundation supports Peruvian protected areas as $1.3 trillion carbon credit market grows appeared first on Perú Reports . ## [Mounting irregularities cloud Peru’s 2026 general election as runoff remains unclear](https://perureports.com/mounting-irregularities-cloud-perus-2026-general-election-as-runoff-remains-unclear/10750/) _2026-04-18 · Diego Lopez Marina · Blog | Perú Reports_ Lima, Peru — Peru’s general election, held Sunday, April 12, has been thrown into uncertainty following a series of logistical failures, contested tally sheets, and newly reported irregularities that have raised doubts about the integrity of the process—even as authorities insist there is no evidence of fraud. With partial results still being processed several days \[…\] The post Mounting… ## [Can its next president tackle Peru’s rampant corruption?](https://perureports.com/can-its-next-president-tackle-perus-rampant-corruption/10740/) _2026-04-11 · Andrea Bidnic · Blog | Perú Reports_ Corruption ranks among Peruvians’ top concerns, only second to insecurity, as the country heads into a general election on Sunday. Since 2016, Peru has suffered from severe political instability, with repeated graft scandals contributing to the succession of eight different presidents. The country currently ranks 130 out of 182 on Transparency International’s corruption index. To \[…\] The post Can… ## [What to expect from Peru’s general election on Sunday](https://perureports.com/what-to-expect-from-perus-general-election-on-sunday/10736/) _2026-04-10 · Andrea Bidnic · Blog | Perú Reports_ Over 27 million Peruvians are set to vote in the first round of highly unpredictable presidential elections and elect a new Congress on 12 April. With a record number of 35 candidates still in the presidential race, the polls have shown strong, week-to-week volatility. The surprise emergence of an outsider candidate making it to the \[…\] The post What to expect from Peru’s general election on… ## [A jungle pipeline explosion exposes Peru’s fragile gas system](https://perureports.com/a-jungle-pipeline-explosion-exposes-perus-fragile-gas-system/10724/) _2026-03-10 · Diego Lopez Marina · Blog | Perú Reports_ Lima, Peru — A pipeline explosion in southern Peru last week has triggered an energy crisis, exposing a structural vulnerability little known outside the country: Peru relies almost entirely on a single natural gas transport system to supply its economy. The incident occurred on March 1 at kilometer 43 of the Camisea Gas Project pipeline \[…\] The post A jungle pipeline explosion exposes Peru’s… ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2QGoA52lAKsw) _2026-03-10 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [Peru’s Prime Minister reversal: Denisse Miralles sworn in after Hernando de Soto is sidelined](https://perureports.com/perus-prime-minister-reversal-denisse-miralles-sworn-in-after-hernando-de-soto-is-sidelined/10720/) _2026-02-25 · Diego Lopez Marina · Blog | Perú Reports_ In a dramatic last-minute reversal that underscores Peru’s political instability, President José María Balcázar swore in economist Denisse Miralles as prime minister on Tuesday, despite having officially announced days earlier that the position would go to former presidential candidate Hernando de Soto. The abrupt shift unfolded just hours after de Soto said he had finalized \[…\] The post Peru’s…