Bolivia closed the market for some products such as potato, onion, tomato and sweet potato from Peru

The National Service of Agricultural Health and Food Safety (Senasag) of Bolivia closed the market for some Peruvian products such as potatoes, onions and tomatoes, whose export records reached 1,400, 1,600 and 400 tons per month on average, respectively; alerted the National Agrarian Health Service (Senasa). Since the first week of July, said Peruvian products cannot enter the market of the highland country. "The Bolivian authority indicated at the time, informally, that this situation is due to the fact that their computer systems were not operational, which is why they could not carry out import inspections, despite being certified by Senasa Peru", indicated the entity through a statement. This is not the first time that the Bolivian health authority has executed this type of restrictive measures on bilateral trade. In January 2020, in a bilateral meeting in Desaguadero Puno, between the head of Senasa, Miguel Quevedo, and the Minister of Rural Development and Lands, Mauricio ...