According to a study carried out by ProCitrus, the association of Peruvian citrus growers, the sector plans to reduce the area, mainly of mandarins and oranges, by an average of 8%. Some growers would choose to replace these crops with avocados, mangoes or blueberries. Others would simply stop their horticultural activities.
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According to the association, changing cultivation would mean that these plots would be allocated to the new types of fruit for a period of 25 or 30 years. Causes Until 2020, the Peruvian citrus acreage was about 75,000 hectares and according to Procitrus it grew steadily every year. Growth stopped in 2022 due to the increase in maritime transport rates and shortages in the supply of fertilizers and other raw materials, which also increased cultivation costs. Added to this is the increasingly fierce competition on the market, in which South African citrus is gaining ground at the expense ...