A Rainy Peru Update

  Our friends at Pachamama Farms report that volumes are dropping week by week as seasonal rains move through the Motupe, Jayanca, and Olmos micro-regions. Most active harvest at this point is concentrated in the late Piura area, with a handful of small growers still working in the Casma region. Organic fruit is extremely limited…

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The Peruvian Underbelly

I’ve been getting a lot of questions about Peru lately, even though I’m not currently involved in selling Peruvian fruit. Beneath those questions pulses a collective urgency to “move on” to Mexico — which is unusual, considering the Mexican season has barely begun. Most Mexican packhouses won’t open for a few more weeks, and once…

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