Peru’s 10 Most At-Risk Crops as El Niño Threatens Food Supply and Exports

Peru · Agriculture

Key Facts

—10 high-risk crops Peru’s Ministry of Agriculture and producer groups identify potatoes, rice, maize, quinoa, onions, avocados, mangoes, blueberries, olives and strawberries as critically exposed to El Niño damage.

—Food supply threatened The planted area for staple transitional crops like potatoes, rice and corn has already fallen 10.5%, raising the risk of basic food shortages across Peru.

—Export losses During the last El Niño event, blueberry exports dropped 41% and mango shipments fell 67%, threatening a sector vital for national employment and foreign currency.