The mayor of the municipality, Ana Bertha Haro Sanchez, spoke about the damage the hailstones caused on avocado and pomegranate crops, endemic fruits in the region that are the livelihood of many families. "This damage will affect the producers' economy, they were expecting to achieve a certain production but they lost some avocados to the hail," she said.
City officials detailed that producers had lost up to 80 percent of their crops in at least 100 hectares of avocado, which was the production that was affected the most.
To try to compensate the damage caused by the hail, the city council gave support to about 100 producers. Said support consists of chemicals so that the orchards grow fruits again, which, according to Haro Sanchez, were acquired with resources from the State Fund for Economic Development Contributions (Faede).
"It's not fumigating, but it is strengthening the orchards so that they grow again and so that the trees that were affected by the hailstorm get stronger," she said.
She also stated that they had sent an official letter to the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA) and the Ministry of Agricultural Development Morelos (Sedagro), to report the losses caused by the hailstorm.
Historically, avocado growers in the region of Los Altos have complained about the losses suffered because of natural contingencies, which makes it harder for them to ensure their crops.
Source - El Sol de Cuautla
