Rafael Ferber: "More fundamental measures could be taken, but they are unpopular"

The president of the Rural Association of Uruguay is currently part of the official delegation led by President Yamandú Orsi to China, along with approximately a hundred companies and institutions. The objective, he said in a telephone conversation with Rurales El País, "is to provide support, accompany the government as we have done with everyone when a president leads an official mission." The expectation is that some trade conditions can be improved, that a new line can be opened, "but above all we go for that, to provide support, to give strength to this official mission." The trip to China follows a meeting he had with the Minister of Economy, Gabriel Oddone, with several topics on the table: dollar, fuels, competitiveness, cost of the State, the Casupá dam, among others. Regarding this, Rafael Ferber highlighted the attitude of the State official. "At least he receives us, understands us, understands the magnitude of the problem, many times in the past we felt that this ...