Keith Woolford Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Tomato producers in Volcan claim they can't sell their harvest because of imports and a shortage of markets. http://www.tvn-2.com/nacionales/Importaciones-perdidas-Chiriqui-crisis-agudiza_0_4699030075.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundageba Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 what ????????????????? You kiddin me? We could have had an Italian dinner benefit for the folks in need here or a gzillion other ways to productively use those tomatoes. I find this hard to believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hil Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 19 hours ago, Brundageba said: what ????????????????? You kiddin me? We could have had an Italian dinner benefit for the folks in need here or a gzillion other ways to productively use those tomatoes. I find this hard to believe. Aime Gonzalez, a tomato producer in Volcán, said that imports in full harvest time, as well as a super production of the item is causing prices per pound in the field not to exceed 0.07 or 0.10 a hundred, which do not serve to cover the costs Of production of 0.20 and 0.25 a hundred per pound. These growers can't just grow for charity. Although when the market is good (less the imports) they could donate to charity. They might donate already I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyS Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 2 hours ago, Hil said: Aime Gonzalez, a tomato producer in Volcán, said that imports in full harvest time, as well as a super production of the item is causing prices per pound in the field not to exceed 0.07 or 0.10 a hundred, which do not serve to cover the costs Of production of 0.20 and 0.25 a hundred per pound. These growers can't just grow for charity. Although when the market is good (less the imports) they could donate to charity. They might donate already I don't know. Nobody is expecting them to grow tomatoes for charity. These tomatoes were already grown, then dumped. Couldn't they have offered them to charities instead of dumping them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieElaine Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 They could have been distributed to places like Casa Esperanza and other charities that help families who do not have enough to eat. What a tragic waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundageba Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Tossing good produce like this is hard to believe. They take a loss. Selling at least at the price of production at least puts them even. I frankly don't understand it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyS Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 It is a problem all over. I lived in San Antonio, TX for a short time in the 80s, and I volunteered at a wildlife rescue place. We would go to Kroger and HEB and ask for their discarded produce. Often they didn't have any, because they shredded all of it in a giant garbage disposal. Again, what a waste. Raccoons don't care if their vegetables are bruised or a little over-ripe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hil Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 5 hours ago, JudyS said: Nobody is expecting them to grow tomatoes for charity. These tomatoes were already grown, then dumped. Couldn't they have offered them to charities instead of dumping them? It's called PROTEST here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyS Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 3 hours ago, Hil said: It's called PROTEST here. What are they protesting against, normal market fluctuations or price fixing? It seems pointless to protest against the former. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundageba Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 It makes no business sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted March 1, 2017 Author Share Posted March 1, 2017 (edited) The article said there is no market for the vegetables fruit. Quote The crisis of tomato growers in the province of Chiriqui is exacerbated by having to stop harvesting and dispose of close to 60% of their harvest, as being affected by imports and the lack of markets. The farmers have had to take on trucks their ripe crops of tomato and throw them in the pasture or ditches, because there are no markets and the product must be removed from the field to continue harvesting the plants. Jaime González, producer of tomato of Volcano, assured that imports in the middle of harvest, as well as a super production sector players is causing prices per pound in the field do not exceed 0.07 or 0.10 cents, which do not serve to cover the costs of production of 0.20 and 0.25 cents per pound Ameth Lezcano, of the Association of Producers of Renasciamiento, assured that the tomateros are losing more than 18 and a half million dollars, not to mention that it does not cover the profits that should have to stay in the market in order not to lose their farms. He said that some 600 tomato farmers are going through the worst moment in history, because imports from Mexico, the United States and other regions of the world are still arriving and the government does not care about it. Juan Gallardo, another tomato growers, mentioned that the crisis has to do with the lack of state policies to determine the appropriate date to make imports, nor make inventories of what they produce. http://www.tvn-2.com/nacionales/Importaciones-perdidas-Chiriqui-crisis-agudiza_0_4699030075.html Edited March 1, 2017 by Keith Woolford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted March 1, 2017 Author Share Posted March 1, 2017 A couple of notes. The government is saying that an agreement to purchase up to 200,000 lbs of product was made with the producers on Feb. 16th. There is a planned demonstration by producers in front of the Governor's mansion at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Woolford Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 (edited) The government is buying tomatoes and will be selling them at Feria Libre agro fairs. Edited March 2, 2017 by Keith Woolford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hil Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Big give away today in David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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