Peru's citrus campaign begins at a slow pace due to lower production of early varieties

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Published Mar 7, 2024

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Peru's citrus season has started slowly due to the effects of last year's El Niño, resulting in a decrease in early variety production. However, mid-season and late variety production is showing signs of recovery, with an 8% increase expected this year. Additionally, the export of Tahiti limes is on the rise, with over 35,000 tons projected for export this year. Despite potential issues with South African citrus in the EU, the Peruvian Citrus Producers Association's general manager, Sergio del Castillo, remains confident that Peru can compensate for any early supply shortages in other markets.

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(Agraria.pe) Peru's citrus campaign has begun at a slow pace as the sector tries to recover from the effects of last year's El Niño. Sergio del Castillo, general manager of the Peruvian Citrus Producers Association (ProCitrus), indicates: "Our season has already started, but volumes are low. We started with Satsuma and Primosole." Del Castillo points out that the start of the mandarin season in Peru is very slow at the moment because production of early varieties has fallen due to weather problems last year. "However, the production of mid-season and late varieties has been recovering; this year we expect to have an 8% recovery compared to the previous year. On the other hand, the export of Tahiti limes has also been growing and this year we will exceed 35,000 tons of exports of this product." He predicts that the difficulties that South Africa is having in Europe due to the intense pressure campaign that Spain is carrying out within the European Union (EU) will not be felt until ...

Source: Agraria