Argentina: Energy crisis hits citrus

The energy crisis in Argentina is affecting the citrus sector and will have an impact on lemon exports, sector leaders warn.

A lack of rainfall is being blamed for shortages of hydro electricity, while extraction and transport problems and lack of supply are having an impact on natural gas availability in the South American country.



The knock-on effect is that full supplies to industry and agriculture are limited to 16 hours in 24. Productivity across all sectors is therefore running at only two-thirds.