Ecuador brings 15,000 tons of rice from Uruguay

The country is preparing to receive, in the last days of August or in the first week of September 2023, 15,000 tons of rice imported from Uruguay. "From the Corporation of Rice Industrialists of Ecuador (Corpcom) there are 7,000 tons. That is the quota for 12 companies that are part of this union, the rest of the tons are from companies that are not part of our Corporation," he said. a Diario EXPRESO Juan Pablo Zuñiga, president of Corpcom. The import is in progress, despite the fact that 15 days ago the farmers placed a precautionary measure, to prevent foreign grain from arriving in the country. The measure, which has the endorsement of the Government, according to what they said, would not be the solution to stop speculation or lower the high prices in the domestic market. On the contrary, it would affect the value of the harvest. A judge from the Aurora canton must make a decision. Last week the hearing was suspended, due to the increase in insecurity that existed; now they ...