Since the beginning of the nineties, Peru adopted a state policy focused on commercial opening to achieve higher economical incomes. A series of economic reforms were carried out, among them the promotion of the competitiveness of the exports sector. The commercial opening achieved can be measured today by the number of signed FTAs that aim to consolidate long-term markets for Peruvian products. In a context where exports grew and allowed Peru to recover economically due to a stable

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... c environment, an institutional framework focused on protecting private investment and developing basic infrastructure; the necessary conditions were given for the exports sectors to generate employment and development for the population. A specific sector that showed sustained growth was agriculture, which proved to be capable of produce and export a large variety of high-quality products, among them fresh grapes. The significant increase in exports of this product was generated by higher world demand, the good performance of domestic production, and the correct phytosanitary control and mainly due to the opening of new markets around the globe. One of the markets where the exports of fresh grapes was destined is Canada, country related to Perú with an FTA and until a few years ago a market that showed constant positive evolution for the Peruvian fresh grape's exports. In the present research project, it is proposed a study of the dynamism of fresh grapes exports to the Canadian market and to know the factors for which the exported volume is currently contracted.