Peru: There will be little potatoes and quinoa due to a lack of rain, so their price will increase

Published 2023년 3월 25일

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Peruvian staple foods, quinoa and potatoes, are experiencing price increases due to a severe scarcity caused by a rainfall deficit in Puno, as reported by Milthon Pérez Smith, the regional agricultural director. The deficit has significantly impacted the production of these staple foods, with quinoa plantations seeing a 24,197 hectare affectation and potato plantations 31,519 hectares. This issue has been particularly severe in the 2022-2023 agricultural campaign, leading to a reduction in harvests for both self-consumption and seed, as highlighted by the National Meteorology and Hydrology Service (Senamhi), which noted a 70% rainfall deficit between January and February of this year.

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With information from Liubomir Fernández/URPI-LR Quinoa and potatoes, two of the foods most consumed by Peruvians, will see an increase in their prices, due to the scarcity of these products caused by the lack of rain in Puno. Milthon Pérez Smith, regional agricultural director of the highland region, pointed out that there was a low production of both Andean foods. As a result of this problem, Pérez Smith indicated that the potato and quinoa harvest will be reduced. In turn, it is important to note that the aforementioned tuber and cereal are the products that register the most losses between August 2022 and February 2023. Likewise, the leader of the Regional Agrarian Directorate - Puno specified that in the 2022-2023 agricultural campaign, 27,679 hectares of quinoa were planted in the southern region. Due to the lack of rain, 24,197 ha. of this crop were affected. The picture is similar with the potato crop. Of the 55,245 hectares planted in the 13 provinces of Puno, 31,519 of ...

Source: Larepublica