Peruvian citrus have more volume, color and fruits than last season

(Agraria.pe) Peruvian citrus producers and exporters are relieved because this year's harvest has returned with good fruit color after two difficult years of El Niño. "The projection for this year is that the fruit will have more color compared to last year," says Andrés Orbegozo Téllez, who represents Mapi Fruits, a new consortium of fruit exporters from Peru. "It looks better than last year, when the fruit took a long time to develop color. This year, more than 60% are small sizes, two to four. Large sizes are a bit scarce, so the trend is that sold at a higher price," he says. Russia and the United States are its main markets. "The varieties we have been working on are the Satsuma from March to May, with destinations in Russia and the United States, where we ship to both the east and west coasts. We start in June with the W. Murcott for the United States, Russia and Central America: Mexico, Panama, Honduras, Guatemala and Costa Rica. This last destination, that is, Central ...