“There will be a worldwide ginger shortage for the next five months”
Ginger plantings in Peru are down and as a result, the crop is short this season. “There is a giant lack of ginger from Peru,” says Cameron Mistal of Happy Veg. “The price of just raw material in the jungle is now above 10.5 soles per kg., which is the equivalent of $2.75 and we will continue to see it rise until the start of the new season.” Peru’s new season will start around
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