Mexican producers protest against potato imports from the United States

게시됨 2022년 5월 17일

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The National Confederation of Potato Producers of Mexico (Conpapa) has opposed the importation of fresh potatoes from the US, citing concerns over potential quarantine pests and lack of reporting on risks by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader) and the National Service for Health, Safety and Agrifood Quality (Senasica). Conpapa's statement highlights the threat to Mexico's crop production and food sovereignty, and worries about the health risks from a chemical treatment used on US potatoes, which is not authorized in Mexico. This situation is seen as putting 8,700 Mexican potato producers, 7 million day laborers, and the production of various crops at risk.

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(Agraria.pe) The National Confederation of Potato Producers of the Mexican Republic (Conpapa) ruled against the importation of fresh potatoes from the United States, due to its "high risk of containing quarantine pests." The producers in fact accused the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader) and the National Service for Health, Safety and Agrifood Quality (Senasica), of not reporting the risks involved in importing said product. "This threatens not only the production of fresh potatoes in Mexico, but also that of other important crops for the country, such as corn, chili, tomato and sugar cane, which threatens the phytosanitary safety of the Mexican countryside, against food sovereignty and against the subsistence of thousands of agricultural producers,” Conpapa reported in a statement. "The authority has left 8,700 Mexican potato producers, 7 million day laborers and 1,800,000 tons in a state of vulnerability and defenselessness, by limiting them to be able to ...

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