Millions of losses have been recorded in these five days of protests and blockades who have registered in the La Libertad region, where protesters are calling for the departure of President Dina Boluarte, the closure of Congress and early elections, among the most affected items is agribusiness, which is one of the economic engines of this regionas confirmed by the Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Luis Helguero.
The head of Mincetur indicated that at this time the main buyers abroad expected to receive fruits and vegetables from this northern part of the country, not receiving their products will damage their confidence and the image they have of the country and they will look for new ones. destinations for your purchases.
“The constant blockades of the Panamericana Norte roads are taking their toll on the economic activity of La Libertad, this northern region loses daily between US$10 million and US$15 million in exports due to social protests that prevent products from leaving abroad. of the country,” said Helguero.
“The biggest problem in this situation is the damage to the country’s image, since there are many buyers abroad who expected to receive fruits and vegetables from this part of the country at this time,” he added.
Likewise, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) asserted that buyers who already had a distribution plan and supermarkets abroad that had carried out promotional campaigns for agricultural products are now affected because they will not be able to receive it.
business guild
The same is the opinion of the president of the Chamber of Commerce of La Libertad, Alfonso Medrano, who has asked that the police officers enforce the law and the roads of Chao, Virú and the sierra of the region are unblocked.
“In these five days of blockade there are already a series of perishable products that have been lost, both the livestock and agricultural sectorsthere is great concern among agro-exporters that due to these blockades they have not been able to harvest, pack, let alone transport the containers to Callao for shipments to the main destinations in the world, such as Europe, the United States and Asia, where the products are sold. of our region,” he said.
Likewise, he said that as a business union they hope to join forces with the sole objective of restoring social peace and continuing to be promoters of economic development.
Markets in the region are depleted
The blockade that has been taking place on the Panamericana Norte highway and the penetration highway of the Sierra Liberteña, begins to bring negative effects such as product shortages in the markets.
“The supply of food products in the markets is being put at risk not only in the city of Trujillo but also at the national level,” said Fernando Reyes, regional market coordinator. “Our region these days it already has more than S/90 million in losses. We trust that the PNP will be able to maintain internal order with the Army, ”he concluded.
Source: Larepublica
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