Economy & Business - August 2007 (ISSN 1741-4431)
AGRIBUSINESS: Peru asparagus industry ravaged by earthquake
The coastal plains around Pisco and Ica, close to the epicentre of the devastating earthquake that hit on 15 August (which measured 7.9 of the Richter Scale) are the centre of the Peruvian asparagus and wine and brandy industry. Farmers say that 90% of their crop has been destroyed.
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