Farmers of the Federation of fruit producers of Río Negro and Neuquén made a “frutazo” in Plaza de Mayo, convened under the slogan “for the profitability of primary producers”. They complain about the lack of a price that ensures them a profitable activity and call for the assistance of a non-refundable contribution of $1.50 per kilo of fruit to offset some of the cost of harvesting, as well as a Health Plan with assistance for 10 years. They also demand the postponement of the payment of credits taken timely and policies that allow to give sustainability to an activity that still did not find your floor in this crisis.
“In the best cases was paying per kilo of fruit approximately U$ 0.15 S, when the cost of production is $ 0.28 S or U$ S 0.32”, graphic Marcelo Corioliani, President of the Federation.
The frutazo of protest also involves producers of Entre Rios
At the same time, fruit of Rio Negro, Carlos Banacloy, Secretary said on radio media that “it is a country that has not had a stable economic policy in the last 20 years, we come from average inflation that exceeds the annual average of all our competitors, and this makes our regional economies sensitive”. Protest at Plaza de Mayo has already had a history in 2016, when producers gave fruit to the many neighbors who came to the place. Mauricio Molinaro, producer who participated in the latest installment, which was held in Buenos Aires, said that “it is a shame that here we are leaving Chuck fruit, when there are people who can not eat it”. Moreover, fruit Villa Regina, Hugo Galeano, Chamber President said that the problem was deepened when the dollar was at $18, “we got, we buy pesticides and when we went to pay we have a debt of $42 and added to that is the fuel that is destroying us with increases”. Also joined the frutazo producers of Entre Rios which, according to, through a critical situation. In this note:
Frutazo
Crisis
Regional economies
Rio Negro
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