TRADE AND MARKET I NG Famous Chuño provides Peruvian growers with better income Chuño potatoes under controlled conditions. In the meantime, Leoncio Pichikua Quito, president of the cooperative, has also arrived. He says that, despite the low yields, there was a surplus in the market of fresh table potatoes last year. The 58 affiliated growers of Coopagros who together cultivate 115 hectares, harvest on average 16 to 18 tons of potatoes a hectare. This resulted in a considerable fall in price. According to Quito, that has a number of reasons. The first is that a large quantity of potatoes from the small farmers in the mountains come on the market all at the same time, which can sometimes lead to a big surplus. This puts pressure on the price during the harvest period. Some growers store their part of the harvest under straw. This natural storage method is possible for a maximum of four months. In addition, more potatoes have been planted in the coastal region, where yields are higher. Another trend is the dropping potato consumption in Peru, which is partly Natural storage under straw is possible for a maximum of four months. Potato World 2019 • number 1 19 Pagina 18

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