Agricultural land decreases in Peru

Agricultural areas are in decline in Peru for the 2010-2011 season.

 

 

The acreage planted and registered  for the 2010-2011 season amounted to 978,900 hectares, according to the Desk of Economic Research, and Statistics of the Ministry of Agriculture.

 

 

This represents a decrease of 7.6% over the same period last season, where the cultivated area reached 1.05 million hectares.

 

 

360 500 hectares are listed in the South (36.8% of total), 268 800 in the center (27.5%) 221 900 in the north (22.7%) and 127 700 in eastern (13%).

 

 

source: agroeconomica