Chief Operations Officer of the Envirotek Group, Raymond Pryce, says the El Nino Phenomenon is affecting the planting cycle of farmers in a number of parishes.
Pryce told Nationwide on Friday, that this could impact the availability of traditional Christmas products, such as gungo peas and sorrel.
Pryce says, while it is early to tell, there are growing signs that the heat could continue for an extended period, with normal rainfall not expected to provide relief in the immediate future.
He says farmers hardest hit by the successive natural disasters are disadvantaged, as they are not getting much value from their fields.
With the conditions affecting food-producing parishes, Pryce says the crops in short supply but in high demand will cost consumers more.
Raymond Pryce, COO of the Envirotek Group.
Agriculture Minister Floyd Green reassured the public on Tuesday that they will have traditional food for Christmas time as he announced an additional $50M dollars to boost drought management efforts.
