Bolivian Thoughts opinion: News like this, reaffirm my belief that we have the worst ochlocracy ever thought possible running our country. This plant’s location is absurd, so far away from our best market, it should have been placed in Puerto Villarroel, so that urea and ammonia could have reached the Matto Grosso region in Brazil….
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Bolivia wants to recover strawberry exports
Fresh Plaza reports: Bolivia wants to recover strawberry exports Five years ago Bolivia stopped exporting the “red gold” – this is what some growers in Comarapa call the strawberry. This fruit is very rich in flavor and in production because it is one of the few that gives fruit throughout the year. According to data…
Bolivia exports chestnuts to Europe through an alternative route
Fresh Plaza reports: Bolivia exports chestnuts to Europe through an alternative route Bolivia began exporting chestnut to European markets via an alternative route through Brazil, so as to reduce the time it takes to transport the product there, the Northern Exporters’ Chamber (Cadexnor) told Prensa Latina. According to the president of Cadexnor, Agustin Vargas, the…
USAID’s Alternative development worked! Argentina was the main Bolivian banana market in 2016
El Deber reports: Argentina was the main Bolivian banana market in 2016 Nine out of ten bananas produced for export were destined for the Argentine territory, according to IBCE data. Argentina was the main market for bananas produced in Bolivia in 2016, concentrating 96.4% of fruit exports, the Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade (IBCE) reported…
Jubileo: Bolivia has no capacity to meet demand for gas
Pagina Siete reports: Jubileo: Bolivia has no capacity to meet demand for gas In the event that Brazil and Argentina demanded the maximum volumes of natural gas that allows them to contract simultaneously, Bolivia currently is not able to meet this demand, which is opposed to the idea of turning the country into a regional…
Bolivia police, workers clash at protest over plant shutdown
AP reports for Fox News World: Bolivia police, workers clash at protest over plant shutdown LA PAZ, Bolivia – Anti-riot police and workers clashed in Bolivia’s capital during a protest against the government’s decision to close the country’s largest state-run textile company. Officials said police fired tear gas at protesters and kept them from seizing…
