Winter production in Bolivia will not exceed 165 thousand tons

Published Aug 8, 2023

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Wheat production in Bolivia's 2023 winter campaign is expected to reach 165,000 tons due to good yields resulting from sufficient rainfall. However, the country still needs to import wheat and flour to meet its internal demand, with an estimated $70 million worth of imports this year. Bolivia's wheat production has faced challenges such as drought and low yields, prompting calls for the adoption of technologies like the HB4 event in wheat cultivation to increase production and reduce dependence on imports.

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Wheat production in the 2023 winter campaign will reach 165 thousand tons thanks to the good yields obtained due to the sufficient humidity generated by the rains in the first half of June. The former Secretary of Productive Development of the Government of Santa Cruz, Luis Alberto Alpire, has indicated that 94,600 hectares of the 115,000 initially planned were finally planted. Of this total, 2,900 hectares have been lost due to the last rains in June, leaving 91,730 hectares to harvest, which are expected to produce 165,000 tons thanks to the good yields that will allow obtaining 1.8 tons per hectare. Bolivia requires more than 700 thousand tons to cover its internal demand WHEAT IMPORT In the last two efforts, Bolivia imported wheat and flour worth 71 million dollars, and it is estimated that this situation will be repeated this year, since up to May of this year, 28 million dollars have already been purchased. However, it is clarified that, after investigations, at least 54 ...

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