According to the Citrus Federation of Entre Rios (Fecier), the heavy rains, high winds, and hail that struck the town of Federacion and other neighboring cities in the northeast of Entre Rios last Tuesday night caused losses of 50 percent of the citrus production.
Fecier stated that "Entre Rios' citrus industry has been significantly affected by the storm, as it affected this year's production in some areas, and conditioned next year's production in other areas."
"This is an unfortunate situation for a sector that already had economic problems, has been affected by floods, excessive rains, and faces an imminent phytosanitary threat, such as the HLB," said the agency in a press release.
The damages are visible and concrete at different levels, they said, adding that "we'll see their extent in the coming days when the fungi and bacteria finish what the hailstones and the winds began."
In this regard, they noted, "the damage ranges from 30 percent, in the areas that were affected the least, up to 80 percent, in the areas that were affected the most by the storm."
Moreover, they recalled "the sector's request for the creation of a specific fund to can be used in these circumstances with the speed that the situation requires, plus the development of a multi-hazard insurance."
Source: diariojornada.com.ar