Bolivia: The price of tomato is maintained, but increase in cost is expected due to frost in Santa Cruz Valleys

Published 2023년 6월 16일

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Bolivia is currently experiencing a cold wave that has led to snowfalls and frosts, particularly in the Santa Cruz Valleys, causing significant crop losses. Despite the cold temperatures, the cost of products from the area, such as tomatoes, has not increased. The cold has impacted various crops including potatoes, peas, paprika, and cherimoya. Farmers are using various techniques to minimize the impact of frost, such as potassium fertilization, proper watering, and lighting bonfires. The vice president of the Association of Fruit Growers and Horticulturalists (Asofuth) in Santa Cruz, Emanuel Durán, noted that the cold can spread to other municipalities when it occurs in the high areas.

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Bolivia is facing a cold wave that produced snowfalls and frosts that have caused loss of crops. Producers have indicated a significant impact. In recent days, temperatures below zero have been recorded in the Santa Cruz Valleys, which has caused crops to be affected by frost and snowfall, reported farmers from this area, which traditionally produces vegetables and fruits. According to past experiences, the merchants of different supply centers anticipate that this situation will cause a rise in the price of the products that arrive from this place and that are commercialized in markets of the Santa Cruz capital. But, for the moment, this has not happened and the cost, for example of the kilo of tomato, is maintained and this was corroborated in a tour carried out by the UNITEL network in some centers where it was found that the value oscillates between Bs 2 ,50 and Bs 4, costs with which they have been commercializing for several days now. Producers have indicated losses in ...

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