Mexican potato producers speak out against imports of the fresh product

Published 2021년 4월 7일

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The article highlights the concerns of various agricultural associations in Mexico, including the National Confederation of Potato Producers, regarding the potential harm to Mexico's agriculture and countryside by allowing the importation of fresh potatoes. They argue that scientific evidence warns of the risk of pests, with 28 high-risk pests already present in the United States. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation will decide the issue on April 7, with the associations urging the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to withdraw its support for the importation. The article also outlines the economic contributions of the potato producing sector in Mexico, employing over 51,600 people and generating around 7 million wages annually.

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LIC. ANDRÉS MANUEL LÓPEZ OBRADOR. CONSTITUTIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES MIN. ARTURO ZALDIVAR LELO DE LARREA, PRESIDENT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE NATION MIN. ANA MARGARITA RÍOS FARJAT, PRESIDENT OF THE FIRST ROOM OF THE SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE NATION ING. VÍCTOR MANUEL VILLALOBOS ARÁMBULA, SECRETARIAT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT TO THE PUBLIC OPINION Allowing the importation of fresh potatoes goes against the scientific evidence prepared by the Government itself (SADER, SENASICA and CONACOFI), which warns about the danger of entry of pests that put the Mexican countryside at high risk. Of the 83 pests identified by the Government as absent in our territory, 43 are present in the United States and 28 of them are of a high risk level. The A.R. 109/2019 promoted by various organizations and potato producers seeks to curb the regulations that allow the importation of fresh potatoes to Mexican territory, due to the phytosanitary risks that ...

Source: MXagronoticias