Peru's Mincetur Unveils Emergency Protocol for El Niño to Safeguard Foreign Trade
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Peru's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) presented an Emergency Response Protocol to ensure the continuity of foreign trade operations in the face of the potential impacts of the El Niño phenomenon. Minister Rogers Valencia announced the measure during the fifth session of the Working Group for Foreign Trade Monitoring and Early Warning, which he led together with the Vice Minister of Foreign Trade, Sayuri Bayona, noting that the phenomenon is already being felt and that the planned actions must be treated as urgent.
Monitoring across 15 regions
As part of the strategy, Mincetur is monitoring the main logistics corridors and more than 60 export products across 15 regions of the country, grouped into the Northwest, Central and Southwest macro-regions, with the aim of promptly detecting risks that could compromise production, transport and the continuity of trade operations.
Assistance network and interagency coordination
The protocol includes an assistance network and points of contact between public entities and private sector representatives to identify needs and coordinate solutions, with the participation of the Ministries of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, Transport and Communications, Production, and Defense. The strategy is structured around three components: preventive monitoring, emergency response and support for economic recovery, for which coordination is being carried out with Senasa, Promperú, Sanipes and ITP-Red CITE, in addition to incorporating information from the Regional Emergency Operations Centers (COER).
Private sector participation
Representatives of business associations such as Adex, Comex Perú, the National Society of Industries, the Lima Chamber of Commerce, Confiep and AGAP took part in the meeting, along with transport associations and logistics operators. Through these measures, Mincetur aims to strengthen its response capacity to the effects of the El Niño phenomenon and contribute to the continuity of the country's export supply chains.
Context of Peruvian exports
According to Mincetur's own data, Peruvian exports reached US$90 billion in 2025, driven by copper, gold and agricultural exports, and sales are projected to reach US$110 billion in 2026.
