This year, 130 trucks have already been robbed of their loads of potatoes in Mexico

In Mexico, criminal gangs also loot shipments of potatoes. The loss for growers this year is already estimated at € 2.56 million. The president of the National Confederation of Potato Growers (Conpapa), Gerardo García, reports that a total of 130 trucks carrying 30 tons of potatoes, each worth around €20,000, have been stolen. García emphasizes that small-scale growers, who represent 60% of Mexico's potato production, are the hardest hit by these thefts. This year three times more trucks were robbed than last year. “The growers and transport companies do not have sufficient security instruments and normally ...