Peru: Piura lost more than US$200 million due to low mango production

The impacts of the rains in the north of the country generated losses of 80% of the mango flowering in Piura, a department that produces 62% of the fruit nationwide, confirmed the regional director of Agriculture, Paul Loayza. “We must be in bloom, being optimistic, only 20%,” explained the official, recalling that Piura was the hardest hit by the rains at the beginning of the year. With this panorama, "economically in mango we must be losing more than 200 million dollars," he explained. Of the mango varieties harvested in Piura, the Kent type was most affected and with it its export; However, the Eduard managed to resist longer; but the latter cannot be sent abroad because it is more delicate to the hand of man. In the case of organic bananas, Loayza explained that around 200 to 400 hectares have been affected by the increase in pests, which grow in high temperatures. “It has also been affected by climate change, with the ...