Costa Rica: La Niña phenomenon and its impact on fruit growing

The La Niña phenomenon is known for having cold and long-lasting temperatures, when compared to El Niño, since this is characterized by unusually hot ocean temperatures over the equatorial zone of the Pacific Ocean. In this context, we spoke with the meteorologist, former researcher at the University of Costa Rica (UCR), Álvaro Brenes, who indicated that the La Niña phenomenon is worrying, due to the fact that the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico are going to stay warmer than normal. "The El Niño phenomenon began in April 2023, which is projected based on mathematical models, which indicate that it would disappear in April of this year." For his part, the director of the Alliance for Agricultural Sustainability (ASA), Jorge Cartín, commented that due to La Niña “the final consumer will also have an impact, because if yields go down and production costs go up, the prices of agricultural products at points of sale will be on the rise.” In that sense, Brenes ...