“Peru’s 2024 mandarin season is starting with good prospects,” according to Manuel Canales, CEO and owner of the exporter Peru Mc Fruits. “Although we have not yet reached the initial campaign start date that normally occurs every year, we already see that in most of the valleys the fruit is developing successfully in terms of colour and, above all, size.”
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