date:Oct 14, 2019
The prolonged drought that has hit the Mexican state of Veracruz has caused the loss of at least 20,000 hectares of citrus. According to Marcelino Bustos Castillo, the director of safety of the Costa de Veracruz citrus packer, the problem has been exacerbated by the late arrival of the rains, which will increase the problems in the fruit's quality.
It will take at least five to seven months, depending on the magnitude of the damage in the plantations, to normalize the region's Persian lime prod