Farmers reject the Colombian lemon to replace the Peruvian one: It would have the yellow dragon bacteria

The shortage of Peruvian lemon, essential for our dishes such as ceviche, has caused other citrus options in the country to begin to be important. Among them, the Colombian lemon, which is now causing concern due to a complaint from Piura farmers. Producers from Cieneguillo (Piura) indicated that Colombian lemon enters the country illegally through borders such as Tumbes, without undergoing quality controls or sanitary standards, despite the surveillance of Piura's crops due to the threat of the ' yellow dragon'. Likewise, they denounced that, if the free entry of this foreign citrus fruit continues under current conditions, it could trigger the spread of the bacteria to lemons grown in Peru, which would result in the infestation and eventual disappearance of the northern lemon from Tambogrande. Marchena explained that certain unscrupulous merchants in Sullana acquire Colombian lemons at very low prices and then resell them in Lima. Some have even devised a malicious way to pass ...