Despite the covid-19, the agricultural sector grew 2.0% between January-May this year

Published 2020년 7월 11일

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In the first five months of 2020, despite the pandemic, Peru's agricultural sector experienced a 2.0% growth, with both agricultural and livestock subsectors showing positive trends. The agricultural subsector saw a 2.4% increase, led by higher production of various crops such as paprika, paddy rice, blueberry, and starchy corn, as reported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (Minagri). The livestock sector also contributed, with a 1.3% increase, driven by higher production of chicken, raw cow's milk, chicken eggs, and pigs. May alone brought a 1.6% growth for the agricultural sector, with the agricultural subsector growing by 2.7%, largely due to increased production of pecan, paddy rice, hard yellow corn, and other crops. This growth in the agricultural sector is attributed to increased plantings and delayed harvests.

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Original content

Despite the impacts generated by the coronavirus pandemic (covid-19), the agricultural sector continues to grow, and this time it experienced an increase of 2.0% in the January-May period of this year compared to a similar period in 2019, supported by higher production in the agricultural (2.4%) and livestock subsectors (1.3%), as reported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (Minagri). According to a report by the General Directorate for Monitoring and Policy Evaluation of the Minagri, only the agricultural subsector had an increase of 2.4%, basically driven by the higher production of: paprika, which grew 46.6% (in Lima, Ancash and Piura), paddy rice in 18.7% (in Lambayeque, Piura, San Martín and La Libertad), blueberry 17.0% (in Lambayeque, Ancash and Piura), starchy corn 10.7% (Apurímac, Cusco and Ancash), potato in 7.0% (in Ayacucho, Huancavelica and Apurímac), hard yellow corn 6.2% (in San Martín, Ica and Lambayeque), grape 6.9% (in Ica and Piura), alfalfa 4.1% (in ...

Source: Gov Peru