Coffee production increased in 5 regions of Peru in June 2023

Published Aug 27, 2023

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Coffee production in Peru has declined in several departments due to adverse weather conditions and the presence of fungal diseases. Potato production, on the other hand, has increased in several departments due to an increase in harvested surfaces and normal vegetative development of the crop. Poultry production has decreased in 23 departments, mainly due to avian flu and high costs of food inputs, while copper production has increased in some departments, influenced by the contribution of several mining companies. Additionally, electricity production has increased in some departments and decreased in others, and the income collected from internal taxes has decreased in 12 departments.

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2:30 p.m. | Lima, Aug. 27. Likewise, in the technical report Peru: Departmental Economic Panorama, it was specified that during June 2023, coffee production fell in the departments of La Libertad (-69.8%), Lambayeque (-56.9%), Ayacucho (-23.6%) ), Ucayali (-21.3%), Pasco (-11.3%), Amazonas (-9.8%), Piura (-3.6%) and Cusco (-0.8%). At the national level, coffee production totaled 82,734 tons, a lower figure of 1.9% compared to the same month of the previous year (84,308 tons). This result was due to adverse weather conditions, reflected in the higher rainfall that caused the presence of fungal diseases such as yellow rust. Potato production grew in nine departments Potato production increased in the departments of Puno (139.9%), Piura (85.2%), Arequipa (39.7%), Huancavelica (25.8%), La Libertad (23.1%), Apurímac (16.5%), Áncash (16.2%), %), Tacna (8.2%) and Huánuco (7%). However, it decreased in Ica (-99.6%), Lima (-41.6%), Amazonas (-30.4%), Cusco (-19.6%), Cajamarca (-7.3%), ...

Source: Andina