On-the-Ground Updates

Despite the pandemic, exports of some foods from Bolivia increased.

Maize (Corn)
Sesame Seed
Dan Kleiner
Published Sep 14, 2020
Data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) indicates that exports from January to July of this year (U$D 3,757M) registered a reduction of 26% compared to January and July 2019 (U$D 5,081M), mainly due to the reduction in sales of hydrocarbons and minerals.
However, some foods had a positive performance in exports, such as beef, which increased by 210.1% compared to January-July 2019, corn by 31.4%, milk by 30%, sugar 15.4%, palm heart 15.1%, coffee 21.1%, sesame seed 54%, chia 52%, quinoa 5.3%, cocoa 5, 5%.
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