Corozal north area representative Hugo Patt has a valuable perspective on the fungus. Like Mai, he is a cane farmer, and he said it will affect them the most:
Hugo Patt, Farmer/Politician
"It is a very serious threat in the era that we are basically working on. I'm speaking about the northern part of Corozal. It's getting a big hit. It is my opinion that we will have a significant downturn in terms of production."
"And so while this year, I think farmers are enjoying a great deal of so much needed backpay that they have earn. But going into the other season, I think it's going to be very challenging for farmers."
"Compound that to the fact that we're having some heavy rains as well up north. And so all of this is just affecting the situation. The revenues generally for the industry will be severely affected."
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