
Costa Rica: National potato production is suffering and at risk of disappearing
The Costa Rican Chamber of Potato Producers warned that if imports continue without protective measures, the national sector could disappear within two years.
The Costa Rican Chamber of Potato Producers warned that if imports continue without protective measures, the national sector could disappear within two years.
Em Belo Horizonte a desvalorização foi de 16%.
Although the disease appears to be geographically distant from Argentina, any entry of infected material would pose a serious problem for the potato value chain.
Sales of locally produced white potatoes haven’t picked up steam this summer, much less so so far in August.
A key milestone that brings the company closer to its grand opening in October.
The head of the Argentine Fruit and Vegetable Union in the Cuyo region, Omar Carrasco, offered a bleak picture of the sector’s situation.
The Spanish agricultural and livestock sector fears a long list of damages as a result of the heat waves, including a reduction in the upcoming olive harvest, in addition to losses from the later potato harvest.
As colheitas devem começar no final de setembro em Porto Rico.