Peru's rice production recovers and grows 11.3% in the first four months of the year

10:30 | Lima, Jun. 27. He highlighted that the increased production of paddy rice was based on the recovery of crop areas due to greater access to water resources that have managed to accumulate the main reservoirs in the north, due to the rains generated in the summer months, as well as one of the best farm prices received. He stressed that the price of paddy rice in the farm reached 1.34 soles per kilo in June 2023 compared to 1 sol registered the same month last year. You can also read: Midagri implements 10 measures to reactivate the agricultural sector The regions with the highest growth in cereal production as of April were La Libertad (135% increase), Piura (67%) and Lambayeque (15%), mainly . Currently, the reservoirs of Poechos and San Lorenzo (Piura), Tinajones (Lambayeque) and Gallito Ciego (Cajamarca) could reach their maximum storage levels, favoring the development of the rice campaign. Precipitation and temperature would be above their normal values, he added. ...