Agroclimatic risk forecast for potato cultivation

Senamhi has published the agroclimatic risk forecast for potato cultivation from December 2024 to February 2025. Precipitation is expected to be normal on the central and southern coast, while in the mountains it will be between normal and higher. While on the central and southern coast, daytime thermal conditions would be between normal and higher, in the case of nighttime conditions, normal conditions would be expected. In the mountains, daytime and nighttime thermal conditions would range between normal and higher. Central and southern coast From December to February, the expected thermal conditions typical of summer will increase risk factors, such as: a higher incidence of phytosanitary problems, low rate of accumulation of reserves (tuberization), high water demand, among other aspects, increasing the expected risks to a high level, especially for late plantings. For the irrigation areas of the southern coast such as Pampa de Majes, Santa Rita de Siguas and La Joya ...