70% of wood harvests are lost

MARIBEL ALBA. THE HERALD OF CHIHUAHUA. The triticale planting project failed because of the drought. MADERA CITY, Chihuahua. The director of Rural Development of the Municipality, Rosario Acosta, reported that at the moment there is a 70% loss in crops, both in oats and corn, which he attributes to the delay of the rains. He added that the annual production is approximately 4 thousand hectares of oats, and just under 4 thousand hectares of temporary corn, however they were not achieved due to the lack of rainfall in August. He explained that the agency he heads sent a letter to the State Government in order to inform it about the loss and request some kind of assistance for the producers, and consider them within the program for the contingency. Acosta added that although they managed the subsidized oat seed, unfortunately it did not work, where another problem for the crops was also early hailstorms that fell in Madera. At the moment it is managing support for producers, however ...