Mexico: Collapse on the citrus production
After the conclusion, last June, of the orange harvest, the results obtained weren't that encouraging, as there was a critical collapse on the production of this fruit, meaning that from the 500,000 tons that are regularly obtained, now only 50% of it was harvested due to the strong drought and consequent lack of water.
The president of the Regional Union of Citrus producers in the central area of Tamaulipas, Luis Lauro Carrillo Soto, said that this drop in production corresponds to the 2011-2012 cycle, ended recently, and with bad results for every citrus producer in the region, since they only harvested 250,000 tons of this product.
Altough, he shows some hope for the coming citrus productions, mainly because, according to prognosis, they expect the presence of good precipitation for the coming times.
"That's why I say we thing a good harvest is expected for the 2012-2013 cycle, as there's a quite acceptable production," he mentioned.
But if the drought keeps and there's no rain, the scenario might be the same or worst that in 2011-2012.
"We need water for the fruit to fall and for us to have a good harvest, but if the drought keeps on going, we risk a new production," he affirmed.
He also reminded that with the recent orange production of 250,000 tons ends the 2011-2012 cycle (in June) and the next cycle starts by the end of October of 2012 to end by June 2013.
Source: La Capital 2012