Banana producers will be able to migrate to organic sugar crops in Peru

Published 2022년 2월 24일

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Peruvian banana producers are facing a crisis due to limited container space, increased costs, and a market preference for cheaper fruit, leading to a restricted banana supply. In response, the Norandino Agrarian Cooperative is proposing a solution for producers to shift their focus to growing organic sugar, which is more resilient and has a consistent demand. This shift could allow banana farms to become sugar cultivation farms, with the potential to start the project with 3,000 hectares. The advantage of exporting sugar includes tariff exemptions, which is not the case for Paraguay, a competitor in the cane market. The proposal aims to provide a viable alternative for banana producers amidst the current market challenges and the issues related to pesticide residues in bananas.

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(Agraria.pe) Banana producers in much of the country are going through a delicate crisis, so banana cooperatives are looking for new markets. The restriction of containers, the increase in costs and the preference for "cheaper" fruit are some of the reasons that have limited the supply of bananas in the market in general. Given this, the Commercial Manager of the Norandino Agrarian Cooperative, Santiago Paz López, proposed that banana producers be able to migrate to growing organic sugar so that they are not limited to a long wait without producing anything. "Cane cultivation is manageable, more resistant, it is adaptable and, above all, it is viable," said Santiago Paz. "The hectares of bananas can become the hectares of organic sugar," he clarified. "The sugar mill has an established demand, so we need 3 thousand hectares to start the project," he added. For the businessman, the great advantage of producing cane for export is the exemption from tariffs, such is the case, that ...

Source: Agraria