Peru stops exporting more than US$ 500,000 in bananas for each day of carrier strike
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게시됨 2022년 7월 2일
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The freight transport strike, which has been going on for three days, and which is observed in different parts of the country, is beginning to affect the pockets of households.
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Not only has the entry of some food to Lima been reduced, the export of organic bananas from the north of the country has also stopped because the transporters decided to "turn off the engines" as a protest measure against the rise in fuel prices. The National Banana Board (Junaba) warned that every day of the stoppage, around 36 containers of the fruit are not exported, which, in these months, is sent to the European and North American markets. That is, stop entering the port of Paita (Piura) 38,880 boxes at a value of US $ 13.85 each; which makes a daily total of US$ 538,488. Banana production in Peru is one of the most affected by the high costs of shipping freight reported since mid-2021. The situation worsened for Peruvian producers with the Russian invasion of Ukraine; And it is that not only the rise in fertilizers affected them, but also the fact that Ecuador lost the Russian market and redirected its banana production to other markets, creating an oversupply and reducing ...