How much is a kilo of lemon in Peru? Know the price by region

The increase in the price of lemon generates concern in the familiesas it affects your economywhich is a problem that is registered in the different regions of the Peru. The high cost of this fruit, which also impacts the agricultural and commercial sector, will remain high until December, as specified by the National Institute of Statistics to Informatics (INEI). Find out all the information HERE.

The consumption of lemon is highly appreciated in gastronomythat is why it has always been presented on the Peruvian table, but now the purchase of the product decreased as a result of the rise. Although the problem is the same in the North and south of the country, there is variation in the cost.

What is the price of a kilo of lemon in regions?

He sale value of the quoted citric in the regions have the common denominator, which is high, but variable in the markets of each zone. Thus we have:

• Lemon price in Arequipa: the kilo is sold at S/10, when a month ago it was S/5.
• Lemon price in Lima: the kilo is sold at S/15 despite the fact that a week ago it cost S/9.
• Lemon price in Junin: the kilo costs S/18 and only a month and a half ago it was sold between S/5 to S/10.
• Lemon price in Ancash: the kilo costs S/10 and not S/5, as was offered a month ago.
• Lemon price in Ayacucho: the kilo is sold at S/15 as opposed to S/8 two weeks ago.
• Lemon price in Madre de Dios: the kilo is S / 6 in wholesale markets, unlike S / 3 two weeks ago.
• Lemon wreck in Tacna: the kilo is sold at S/10; however, until July it cost S/5.
• Lemon price in Tumbes: the kilo of the product is sold at S/6, unlike the S/2.58 it cost a few weeks ago.
• Lemon price in Puno: the kilo of the fruit is sold between S/10 to S/12, which means an increase of up to S/7 soles.
• Lemon price in Cusco: the kilo is sold at S/10, as opposed to S/5, as it was sold in July.
• Lemon price in Apurímac: the kilo is sold between S/10 and S/12; however, its price was S/5 a month ago.
• Lemon price in Piura: in this region, the 25-unit sheet is sold at S/10, unlike S/7, as was offered a week ago.
• Lemon price in La Libertad: the unit costs S/1, while two weeks ago four units were bought for the same price.
• Lemon price in Lambayeque: the unit is sold for S/1, but two months ago, 25 units were purchased for that value.

Why did the lemon go up?

For his part, the leader of the Saint Lawrence Valley, in Piura, Elmer Viera, emphasized that the intense rainy that were registered in 2023 originated the low flowering of the plants, which triggered the low production of the lemon in the different cultivation fields of the producing regions such as Loreto, Tumbes, Ucayali, Piura and Lambayeque.

What is the percentage rate increase in the price of lemon?

The former general manager of the Chamber of Commerce and Production of LambayequeBagner Salazar, explained that the rise in the citrus cost has been registered since January 2023, although the situation worsened in the last week, because the percentage rate of the lemon price reaches 500% unlike 200% two months ago.

What is the impact of the increase in the price of lemon on the economy, agricultural and commercial sector?

The economist Bagner Salazar specified that the increase in the price of lemons generates an economic variable, which is the inflationwhich causes more poverty. “Low-income families are the main ones affected”warned the specialist.

He also noted that in the agricultural sector there is little production of lemonwhich causes a lower income or that the so-called intermediaries are benefited, since they are the ones that increase the most price of the fruit for the consumer.

Meanwhile, in the tradewhich takes place mainly in the markets, the lemon sales have decreased, since the buyer reduces the quantity of fruit that he will buy and, therefore, there is less income and the risk that the product will spoil.