Cartago Potato Producers Upset Over Imports
Cartago potato growers are upset with the
import of 2 container loads of potatoes from
the United States, fearing that the imported
product will affect them negoatively.
The Cámara Costarricense de Productores de
Papa de Cartago is made up of some 200 local
growers who, led by Fabián Segura, say that
even though the importer had planned on
selling the produce after it arrived two
weeks ago, the potatoes have been allowed to
sprout roots and can no be used as seed in
the fields.
Segura said that that is totally against the
intetions of the import and are asking the
Ministerio de Agricultura (MAG) to regulate
the quantity of imports.
The local growers say the imported potatoes
are of a lower quality and sold at much
lower prices, although buyers do not pass on
the savings to the consumer.
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