Faced with the increases, the Secretary of the Presidency maintained that intervening belongs to “other economies” and is “from another time.”
The Secretary of the Presidency, Alvaro Delgadoruled out at a press conference that the Executive power intervene and regulate the prices of fruits and vegetables, which have skyrocketed as a result of the contraction of supply due to the drought. For Delgado, establish “by decree“ either “tabular“ prices belongs to “other economies” and it is from “another time”.
Delgado, acknowledged that “no doubt” the drought will have “some impact“ about farm productsmore than anything in “vegetables and some fruits”, for which the government is working on “generate the necessary imports so that the price does not skyrocket“, given that “the drought affected the quality and quantity“.
For the secretary of the Presidency, it must be “assure people“to access”accessible products“, since having little supply, or one of “poor quality” in farm, horticulture and fruit growing products, the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP) must “generate imports to balance prices so that people can consume them”.
The government imported 250 tons of Brazilian potatoes
At least about 10 trucks from Brazil entered the Uruguay with 250 tons of imported potatoes from that country in recent weeks, with the aim of guaranteeing the supply and avoiding an excessive increase in local prices, two points compromised by the effects of the drought on local crops.
This is an unprecedented event, given that historically Uruguay produces the potato that it consumes, which he 90% is grown in the department of San José, one of the most affected by the water deficit crisis. Most of these crops were heavily damaged by the lack of rainfall in recent months.
Therefore, at the proposal of MGAP, the National Association of Potato Seed Growers (Ansepa) began to import potatoes from Brazil, as confirmed by its president, Fernando Miettoto “complement” it with national production.
“White potatoes are being imported from Brazil, but It is also being traded in companies in Argentina”, confirmed the engineer before the press. The 250 tons entered Uruguay come from productions in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul and, according to the head of the agrarian organization, they are good quality”.
Source: Ambito
