The increase in the price of lemon in Peru has generated a lot of concern among merchants, housewives and producers in the country, who hope that the prices of the fruit will normalize, since it is essential in the family basket. Faced with this situation, merchants hope that in the month of November it will normalize to avoid further losses in sales.
What did the traders say about the lemon price?
During a tour that La República made in the La Union market from the province of Trujillo, it was found that the unit of this citrus costs S/1. The vendors mentioned that the cost increase is a consequence of the low lemon production in the Piura region. “In many markets there are no lemons. Distributors have told us that this shortage is due to a low harvest in the north,” said a trader in Trujillo.
How long do you think the increase in the cost of lemon will last?
The merchants have faith that the price of the fruit will normalize in the month of November. However, the producer of the Saint Lawrence Valley, elmer saw, He said that the increase of this critic will be until the month of December. Should the rains return, it will continue to affect production. “These rains have caused a defloration of the plants and the presence of different pests, which has caused lemon production to drop and the price to increase,” he specified.
Why is lemon expensive in Peru?
elmer saw affirms that this situation was generated as a consequence of the precipitations that caused the little flowering of the plants and, therefore, the decrease in production.
Source: Larepublica
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