“Of the 50,000 hectares that existed in Tucumán, 6,000 were replaced by cane, 14,000 were abandoned and 10,000 were about to suffer the same fate due to lack of flowering in the face of adverse weather,” the producers indicated.
The food and beverage category was one of the items that had the least impact on the October CPIHowever, within the division, the rise in the price of lemon stood out, rising 76.2% in the month.
“There is a structural crisis. Of the 50,000 hectares that existed in Tucumán, there are practically 6,000 replaced by cane, 14,000 abandoned and there was talk of abandoning 10,000 more hectares,” he indicated. Mariano Winograd Argentine fruit and vegetable producer.
“It was a difficult autumn and winter. There was a lack of flowering and there was actually a lack of fruit. I sold lemons for 7,000 pesos and now it costs 25,000 pesos,” he explained.
The increase in Anco squash was 36.5% in October
“The trend has stabilized for now, there are lemons imported from Chile that are worth $30,000 but it is likely that by December and January lemons will have to be imported from Egypt and Spain and the price will climb to $40,000,” Winograd warned.
Towards the interior of the segment Another product that stood out for the increase was the anco squash, which rose 36.5%.
The Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages division ended with a rise of 1.2% in October, well below the general index which was 2.7%. During the year it accumulated an increase of 107% and year-on-year it showed an increase of 193%.
Source: Ambito
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