Chile: Government in Los Lagos warns that the price of strawberries could rise due to the plague of the nematode

The Seremi de Agricultura of the Los Lagos region reported that so far, out of 135 tests, 38 strawberry crops infected with the nematode plague that arrived in the country more than three months ago have been detected. It is a microscopic worm that does not affect human health, but causes deformations to the fruit and could affect the level of strawberry production in the region, as explained by the Agricultural Livestock Service (SAG). Let us remember that on August 22, the Ministry of Agriculture declared an agricultural emergency due to the presence of the strawberry nematode plague, which is a cylindrical, microscopic worm invisible to the human eye, and which has already been found in plantations in the Valparaíso, Metropolitan, O'Higgins, Maule, Ñuble, Bío Bío, La Araucanía and Los Lagos regions. Strawberry could rise in price The Seremi of the aforementioned portfolio, Tania Salas, affirmed that so far the real damage to the crops has not been appreciated, but due to the ...