Bolivia: Decree raises doubts regarding the possibility of exporting food products

By Editorial PortalPortuario.cl/Bolivian Information Agency, @PortalPortuario, From the Ministry of Productive Development and Plural Economy of Bolivia they explained the scope of Supreme Decree 4680, which authorizes the State to issue certificates of internal supply and fair price, a measure that, within the framework of the food security policy of the country, seeks to guarantee the supply of strategic products to the Bolivian population, these being corn, sorghum and sugar. This caused doubts regarding the possibility of exporting these goods. Specifically, Supreme Decree 4680 is a preventive measure that, at this time, does not restrict sugar exports and does not affect the production of the sugarcane sector for this year's harvest, informed the Minister of Productive Development and Plural Economy, Néstor Huanca., “Cane growers should be calm, the surplus production continues to be exported. Authorizations to export sugar were granted to all industries and there are no ...