Nive departments boosted the increase of 19.9% in the national copper production in March 2023

The National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) informed that during the month of March of 2023, cooper production increased by 19.9% compared with the same month of the last year. This was published in the technical report Peru: Departmental Economic Outlook.

 

This result was explained by the contribution of the Anglo American Quellaveco Company that started operations in September of 2022, combined with the greater production level of Southern Perú Copper Corporation, Minera Antapaccay, Cerro Verde, Minera Shouxin Perú, Marcobre and Gold Fields La Cima; tempered by the lower volumes extracted from Antamina, Minera Las Bambas and Nexa Resources Perú.

 

Among the departments that showed a greater copper production outstood: Huancavelica (207.8%), followed by Cajamarca (40.2%), Cusco (35.8%), Ica (17.9%), Pasco (8.6%), Arequipa (7.2%), Junín (3.2%), Tacna (1.8%) and Lima (0.7%); meanwhile, it decreased in Puno (-81.9%), Ayacucho (-29.1%), Áncash (-28.6) and Apurímac (-7.1%).

 

The INEI informed that, the paddy rice production increased in the departments of La Libertad (306.5%), followed by Arequipa (2.1%) and San Martín (1.0%), which together made the 77.4% of the national total. It also increased in Cajamarca (6.6%) and Huánuco (1.4%). 

 

On the other hand, the production of this cereal in Ucayali (-45.0%), Junín (-42.7%), Amazonas (-21.8%), Madre de Dios (-20.1%), Áncash (-17.2%), Pasco (-7.2%) and Loreto (-2.1%).

 

At national level, the paddy rice production, in March 2023, reached 313 thousand 260 tons and increased by 13.3% compared with the same month of the last year; a result based in the greater crops performed and good thermal conditions that allowed the development of this grain, aimed to the domestic market.

 

During March of this year, sugar cane production totalized 680 thousand 388 tons, higher volume by 9.5% compared to that registered in the same month of 2022.

 

This behavior was determined by the increase of cuts in the production areas of Áncash (364.3%) and La Libertad (13.7%), both departments contributed with more than 72.0% of the national production; also increased in Arequipa (27.1%). Nevertheless, it contracted in Piura (-71.3%), Lambayeque (-29.4%) and Lima (-12.0%).

 

During March of 2023, poultry production decreased by 1.3% compared to the same month of the last year, showing 21 departments a negative trend, contributing the departments of Arequipa (-9.0%) and La Libertad (-5.6%), due to the reduced production of BB chicken and turkey for fattening; influenced by the greater cost of basic inputs such as soy, hard yellow corn and whole meal that are used for animal feed.

 

Meanwhile, increased the placement of BB chicken in the department of Lima, leading producer that grew by 2.1% and concentrated more than the half (55.3%) of the poultry production; likewise, increased in Loreto (5.1%) and Tacna (2.1%).

 

During the third month of this year, electrical power grew by 7.7% compared with March of 2022, attributed mainly to the greater power generation of thermal energy origin in the power stations of Chilca I, Kallpa, Las Flores and Olleros. On the other hand, the power generation of hydraulic energy origin in the power stations of  Mantaro, Restitución, Charcani V, Huinco, Cerro del Águila, Cañón del Pato and Cheves, among others. It also contracted the production of non-conventional renewable energy (Eolic and solar). 

 

Among the departments that contributed with this result were Lima (34.6%), Piura (14.2%), Huánuco (13.2%), Cusco (5.6%) and Junín (5.0%) that contributed together with the 71.0% of the total generated; while it decreased in Áncash (-47.3%), Tacna (-29,9%), Huancavelica (-27,4%), Arequipa (-21,7%), Moquegua (-13,7%) and Madre de Dios (-12,7%), among others.

 

During March of 2023, revenues collected by internal taxes amounted 13 thousand 770 million 508 thousand Soles, a lower figure by 11.6%, due to the lower payments from income tax.

 

At departmental level, the reduction of the collected amount was reported in Arequipa (-75.7%), Piura (-49.9%), La Libertad (-21.7%) and Lima (-1.7%), despite this, it concentrated the 94.1% of the total registered. Likewise, it reduced in Apurímac (-21.7%), Lambayeque (-18.4%), Loreto (-16.7%), Junín (-9.1%), Ica (-7.9%), San Martín (-6.2%), Cajamarca (-5.9%), Ucayali (-4.9%), Madre de Dios (-4.5%), Puno (-3.1%) and Amazonas (-0.1%). Nevertheless, it increased in Cusco (23.4%), Tumbes (19.6%), Áncash (19.4%), Ayacucho (17.0%), Huánuco (16.4%), Pasco (15.7%), Tacna (14.7%), Moquegua (9.0%) and Huancavelica (5.0%).