Mexico: 300 hectares of crops were lost due to hail in Chilac, Puebla

The fall of hail that was recorded on Monday afternoon in the municipality of San Gabriel Chilac, affected some 300 hectares planted with zucchini, tomato, corn and green tomato, reported the mayor of that place Aarón Sertorio Gómez. The municipe together with personnel from the rural development area, elements of the Secretary of National Defense, began tours of the affected areas since Monday night, work that continued throughout the course of this Tuesday, which allowed them to learn that there was a total loss in the sowings with these three products, which were in different stages of growth. According to the estimate made by the mayor in terms of economic losses incurred due to damaged crops, he estimated them at more than two million pesos in planting and labor in the first stage, indicating that seed should be considered that the peasants buy, the purchase of water for irrigation, the work to prepare the land and the activities that they must carry out during the ...