Rambutaneros del Soconusco in crisis when affected by rains

MARVIN NAUTISTA. SOUTHERN DIARY. Tropical storms caused the fall of 70 percent of rambutan production The effects on the agricultural sector will worsen the crisis experienced by families due to the Covid-19 pandemic / Photo: Marvin Bautista | Southern newspaper. Derived from the intense rains brought by the tropical storms "Cristóbal" and "Amanda", around 70 percent of the production of rambutan in Soconusco fell apart, a situation that will cause an economic crisis in the peasant families, which have caused of this crop their only source of income. The president of the rambutan product system, Moisés Moisés Hernández, announced that it is estimated that the losses caused by hydrometeorological phenomena exceed 350 billion pesos, which will dramatically impact the economy of the sector. He said that on average 25 thousand tons are harvested each production cycle, so now they only estimate to harvest between 7 and 10 thousand tons, which will affect the export commitments that are ...