Bolivia: Blow to corn smuggling, Promasor describes it as a show

Published Mar 27, 2023

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Customs in Bolivia has seized 133 tons of smuggled corn worth over Bs. 222,000 in the towns of Guachi and Achica Arriba, La Paz. The corn, sourced from Peru and Argentina, was being transported in five trailers, with one containing unpackaged bulk corn and the rest holding grain corn for popcorn production. Mario Moreno, president of Promasor, views this as a theatrical move by Customs and argues that smuggling harms local producers by driving down prices. From January to March 21, the National Customs has confiscated illegal merchandise worth over 116 million bolivianos. Moreno emphasizes the need for the legalization of biotechnology in corn production in Bolivia, given that the smuggled corn is transgenic.

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Customs confiscated 133 tons of corn valued at Bs. 222,000 in towns of Guachi and Achica above in La Paz. For the producers of Santa Cruz this is just a media show and they are asking for the legalization of the use of biotechnology. In La Paz, the National Customs seized 133 tons of illegal corn equivalent to more than Bs. 222,000. This merchandise of Peruvian and Argentine origin was detected at the Customs Inspection Points of the towns of Guaqui and Achica Arriba (La Paz). Of the five trailers, one contained 22 tons of unpackaged bulk corn and the remaining four trucks totaled 111 tons of grain corn for the production of popcorn. For the producer in Santa Cruz, this seizure is nothing compared to the amount of corn that is smuggled in and qualifies it as a media show. Mario Moreno, president of Promasor, said that corn smuggling is counterproductive for the country's producer. "It affects, because the better the offer, the price for us goes down, the corn that enters smuggled ...

Source: Publiagro