This cereal, originally from Potosi, Bolivia; its best variety is called royal quinoa (pronounced: keen-WHA), and is beginning to find more consumers worldwide. La Prensa reports today: According to official information, Bolivia produces more than 30,000 tons of this cereal, of which 50% is exported legally to the North American and European market. It is…
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Agriculture 101, cotton in the rise
El Deber, Henrry Ugarte report about cotton and other agricultural produce: The chart: Evolution of the cotton production; the first chart refers to planted area; second is for production; below the yield and base price graphs. Figures are from 1999 to 2009. It is still far away the possibility to match the glorious times as…
Deforestation and Bolivia holds unfortunate 4th place…
Today, I will introduce Maplecroft, who is the author of the Deforestation Index 2012, from their website: Introducing Maplecroft As the global landscape evolves, it is imperative to navigate, manage and monitor the political, economic, social and environmental risks that affect new growth opportunities for business, especially in emerging markets. Maplecroft’s Global Risks Portfolio and…
Bolivian export figures, IBCE
Thanks to the work of the Bolivian Institute for Foreign Trade IBCE, there is a comparison of Bolivian exports by production groups; for the months January to October, for years 2008 to 2011. By volume in gross kilograms and by value in American dollars: IBCE Electronic By-weekly Bulletin No. 85, December 5, 2011 The…
Grain low prices worries the Bolivian agricultural sector
El Dia reports on agricultural produce lower prices and its effects on Bolivian producers: The productive sector expressed on Friday, November 18 concern about the volatility of the prices of grains like soybeans, corn and wheat during recent months, which means losses and disincentives for farmers. Soybeans and wheat. The President of the Association of producers of…
Bolivian sugar industry could lose $70 MM
Today, El Dia reports how the sugar cane industry is facing a “problem” due to governmental inefficiencies: The sugar cane sector fears that the existing ban on sugar exports will prevent to generate liquidity and it will paralyze at least $ 70 million dollars; that is the 2.6 million quintals, after supplying the national market, during the 2011 harvest. Explained the…
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