Illegal entry of meat, corn, sugar, wheat flour, and other grains in Bolivia causes millions of damage

Page Seven / La Paz Producers denounce the entry of soybeans, transgenic corn and sugar and alcohol that cause damage of more than 200 million dollars just due to the illegal entry of meat, sugar, wheat flour and other grains. The Chamber of Industry and Commerce and Services (Cainco) reports that the country loses annually 35 million dollars due to meat smuggling, 70 million dollars due to illegal sugar trade and 61 million dollars due to the illegal importation of wheat flour. To these must be added the 408 million bolivianos (58 million dollars) that the Association of Corn and Sorghum Producers (Promasor) reports as damage due to the smuggling of grains into the country. The illicit activity puts food security at risk and goes against the import substitution policy. The president of the Association of Corn and Sorghum Producers (Promasor), Mario Moreno, reported that the prices at which local producers are affected by the smuggling of 100% transgenic corn from Argentina. He ...