The construction of the Potato Processing Plant in the department of Cochabamba has reached 90% completion to date; when it is operational, it will benefit more than 1,790 producing families, President Luis Arce announced.
Companies located in the municipalities of Puerto Octay and Frutillar, in the Los Lagos region, have begun shipping the product to domestic and international markets.
The former are expected to have lower productivity
According to market participants, processors are largely hedged through pre-negotiated contracts, resulting in limited demand for freely available potatoes across the EU.
The seed potato breeder and marketer Royal HZPC Group will close the 2024/2025 financial year with exceptional results.
The activity is being carried out with the support of Puno experts, along with members of the Pachamama Association, the SSR Mining - Pirquitas Mine company, the Secretariat of Indigenous Peoples, and the Rinconada Municipal Commission.
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On the night of 7 to 8 May in the Łódź province, ground temperatures in some places dropped to around -1°C. Although the scale of the phenomenon was not large, the effects of light frosts may leave their mark on this year’s crops of young potatoes.
