The Chilean Ministry of Agriculture reported that small farmers in the regions of Maule, Ñuble, Bio-Bio, La Araucanía and Los Ríos have been affected by forest fires, resulting in a total of 3,507 hectares damaged. The fire primarily affected cherry, lime and blueberry crops and also destroyed essential infrastructure and agricultural machinery, which could have a long-term impact on field operations.
The Chilean Federation of Fruit Producers (FEDEFRUTA) has taken action on the matter, carrying out a census to identify specific needs by region, so that authorities can support the affected farmers as soon as possible.
The Ministry of Agriculture report indicates that the area potentially affected by the forest fires in these five Chilean regions is 413,000 hectares. Of this figure, 55,313 hectares correspond to potential agricultural land (most of them without crops), although only 3,507 hectares of crops have been damaged so far.
Source: producepay.com
