Pests cause production cuts in Honduras, onion prices could rise to 1,600 Lempiras

Published 2025년 2월 27일

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Honduras is facing a severe onion production crisis due to the resistance of pests, particularly thrips, to pesticides, leading to the spread of other diseases in crops. This issue, combined with the country's reliance on imports from the Netherlands and Guatemala, has resulted in a potential economic loss for producers and could lead to increased market prices. The situation threatens to cause a shortage of onions, and producers are seeking technical assistance to find alternatives and mitigate the damage.

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Honduras's "Tribune" reported on the 25th that onion grower Salvador Castillo warned that the pest thrips are becoming increasingly resistant to pesticides and are extremely difficult to control, causing other diseases to spread in crops. He pointed out: "This pest infects crops with other diseases, and the situation is getting worse." It is understood that Honduras' onions mainly rely on imports from the Netherlands and Guatemala, and the onion production crisis in Comayagua may lead to further increases in market prices. For affected producers, the economic loss per person may be as high as 2 million lempiras, but the specific data on the impact of the entire region cannot be counted yet. Currently in the market, the price of a net bag of onions is between 600 and 700 lempiras. But if the supply continues to be short, the price ...

Source: Foodmate