The Peruvian ‘dragon fruit’ is gaining ground in Europe, but the United States remains elusive: Why?

Between January and June 2026, Peru exported 644.65 tons of dragon fruit, or pitahaya, valued at 1.25 million US dollars. The trade data was recorded by the Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria (SUNAT) and compiled by the Comisión de Promoción del Perú.

While the Peruvian fruit has successfully expanded its presence in European markets, it continues to face difficulties in gaining access to the United States. Concurrently, separate electoral data from Moscow indicated that voter turnout in the Russian legislative elections reached 54.96 percent by 18:00 local time, three hours before the closing of polling stations across the country.