Tomatoes were not alone: Paraguay also completed its first export of 25 tons of carrots to the local market

The 60 tons of tomatoes that arrived in Córdoba from the neighboring country of Paraguay turned out not to be alone. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of that country, the shipment of 25 tons of carrots to the Argentine market was also made, this time destined for buyers in Buenos Aires. “Carrots are a product that is typically produced in the department of Itapúa, where most of what is consumed in the Paraguayan market comes from, and in this first export shipment, three cooperative producers are responsible for the shipment,” said Leticia Soria, director of Quality and Safety of the National Service of Vegetable and Seed Quality (Senave). Although Paraguay is an eminently grain exporter, its government seeks to promote “the export of products that are generally from ...