El Niño phenomenon complicates Peruvian agricultural export outlook

The second report on Peru's agro-export panorama, carried out by Fluctuante, emphasized the climate consequences and a projection to 2024. The report indicates that the climate phenomenon, known as El Niño, is intensifying and the forecasts are unfavorable for several South American countries, such as Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia and Peru. Fluctuante's Marketing Manager, Estefania Ruiz, commented that above-normal rains are forecast on the northern coast of Peru and Ecuador, generating a decrease in agricultural production as a result of El Niño, which could lead to a food shortage. , a decrease in cultivated area, crop loss, malnutrition and diseases in livestock; Additionally, excessive rain can damage soil and key infrastructure. In that sense, Ruiz emphasized that a solid strategy that addresses risks in the broader context of global climate change is urgent. Along the same lines, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United ...