Bolivia: Grain production will fall by 1.3 million tons

Page Seven / La Paz The Association of Oilseed and Wheat Producers (Anapo) reported that the drought and frosts of recent days will cause a decrease of 1.3 million tons in the production of grains for the winter season. Fidel Flores, president of Anapo, reported that weather events have generated large productive and economic losses for producers of sorghum, sunflower, corn, wheat and chia. We estimate a decrease in the production of at least 1.3 million tons of grains, compared to the production of the previous winter, which means an economic loss of at least 240 million dollars, he stressed. The climatic conditions were adverse in the eastern part of the department, first with the drought since May and June, with occasional rains and that accumulated did not exceed 30 millimeters, insufficient for a normal development of the crops. Subsequently, the intense cold and frosts with temperatures below zero degrees even generated total losses. The affected areas and losses are 416 ...