translated from Spanish: Frutazo in Plaza de Mayo: producers looking to make visible the crisis

On Tuesday April 23 becomes a “frutazo” to Plaza de Mayo, driven by producers of Río Negro, Neuquén and between rivers looking for visibility to the crisis affecting the sector. This event will begin around 10 o’clock in the morning and will extend throughout the day. They plan to give a 30,000 pounds of pears, apples and citrus fruits. Behind this is the Federation of producers of fruit of Río Negro and Neuquén, which promoted the event, adds that the Citrus Federation of Entre Ríos (FeCiER).” The frutazo this is because with (Dante) Sica might not ever talk about. We invited four times and not us never attended. A total contempt that has fruit or for regional economies, take us the hair. What you want to do? Another Government was not a panacea, but this Government is the same,”told Horacio Pierdominicci, head of the Chamber of producers of Cipolletti, radio station LRA 43 Neuquen.ademas of the lack of response from the Government, the producers “summon the frutazo allege that the same thing happens with the provincial authorities, why opt for this type of demonstration.” It serves as the emergency declaration. Anyway these are short-term measures that relieve slightly the sector but we need definitive answers. As well as we are, it is impossible to make us all costs charges. There is a very strong tax pressure. Today’s $12 per kilo of fruit producer receives $6 “, explained for his part Sebastián Hernández, President of the Federation of producers of Río Negro and Neuquén in dialogue with new FM 107.3. this mode imitates the”verdurazo”and”feriazo”, whose last edition – 15 of February last ended with a police crackdown.

Original source in Spanish