The price of lemon continues to stabilize, after its cost increased due to its low production as a result of the climate emergency. The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) indicated that in the Great Wholesale Market of Lima the lemon has a stock of 70%, since 472 tons of the citrus entered.
What is the price of lemon today?
The price of lemon has shown a decrease compared to last week. Today, September 12, according to the Midagri SISAP platform, the value of this citrus is S/9.72 per kilogram in a bag and S/ 9.78 per kilogram in a boxn the Great Wholesale Market of Lima, unlike last Tuesday, which was at S/11.22 and S/11.52, respectively.
Why did the price of lemon increase?
According to César Santisteban, director of the Directorate of Statistics and Agrarian Information of the Midagrithis 2023 there will be lower production due to Cyclone Yaku.
“We have a lower lemon production as a result of Cyclone Yaku and that coincides with the season of the year when there is a smaller harvest. So, there is a double impact that causes the price of lemon to have increased significantly,” he explained.
Source: Larepublica
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