The rice sector joined the criticism for the increase in tariffs for Cuenca del Plata Terminal (TCP) considering that it has a “negative” impact and does not contribute to competitiveness, noting that it adds to the “high internal costs”.
This is how he expressed it President of the Rice Growers Association (ACA), Alfredo Lago, who considered that the port is “much more expensive than the region”, as indicated by the studies that qualify the Port of Montevideo as one of the worst in the world.
“The increase in rates of tcp is having a negative impact on an increase in costs,” he said. Lake in dialogue with Radio Montecarlo and added: “We understand that the Uruguay it already has general problems and a port that is much more expensive than the region and this is generating more problems”.
The opportunity that opened with the zero tariff to Ecuador
Lake valued the agreement that resulted in Uruguay exports with zero tariff to Ecuador. “As one achieves better prices, it mitigates the internal deficiencies that we have,” highlighted the representative of HERE.
Still, he insisted that “Uruguay it has competitiveness problems” and recalled that in the last harvest it had to sell paddy rice “without the corresponding processes”. In this case, he sells rice “with the maximum elaboration and an important added value”, he highlighted.
Expectations for the El Niño phenomenon
Besides, Lake referred to the impact of the phenomenon of The boy in the next harvest. “We are in a strange situation. Our water reserves are very low a few weeks after the start of planting, as a result of the drought,” the producer warned.
In this regard, he pointed out that “there has been no rain to capture water and we envision a planting in a forecast of rains above normal that will harm the quality of planting, which is decisive for productivity.”
In this regard, he stressed that “the years of The boy they are of lower productivity” and anticipated: “We will see how it impacts depending on the intensity. If it is moderate or strong, there may be implications for the harvest.”
Source: Ambito
