Ecuador: Winter delay affects corn producers in Manabí

The winter delay has affected corn production in Manabí on a large scale, which will probably lower the hectare within the province. Alfredo Orlando, manager of the ING AGRO company, explained that the late arrival of winter has caused a month and a half delay in planting grain in this area, he assured that, given the scarcity of rain this year, it is estimated that between 15% to 20% of the maize planting area in Manabí was not planted. "This is going to cause the country's grain supply to be somewhat hurt first, second, since we are sowing very late, the yields will be affected in the same way, it is estimated that for every 15 days of Delay from December the performance is affected between 8% and 10%” indicated Orlando. He highlighted that in the areas where it was possible to sow, but the rains stopped, they are areas that are mostly affected by pests. In this regard, the leader indicated that one of the scenarios in this case is that the affected farmers have been able to sow ...