Tariffs, exports and health: orders from blueberry producers to Basterra
The meeting held by blueberry producers and other regional economies last week with the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Nation, Luis Basterra, lasted for more than three and a half hours. Export to China, electricity rates and improvements in health programs, among some other major orders.
About that he talked with Field Word -by Radio 10- President of the Association of Cranberry Producers of Mesopotamia (APAMA), Alejandro Pannunzio, who participated in the meeting and described it as "very interesting".
Upon receiving them, he said, Basterra noted the difficulties of different sectors of regional economies, He stopped to listen to the proposals of each particular production. "For us it was very important to be able to talk about some issues that we have to improve," said the leader.
They mentioned the importance of having a single tax account to be able to offset VAT with tax credits that they have for the purchases they make within the country, and that, when exporting, cannot apply. In addition, they expressed discomfort for him cost of electricity rates. "We told him that we need the rates to be commensurate with production, because consumption is seasonal but we pay the same every month, even when we don't consume," he said.
They also talked with Basterra about a health issue that affects that production: the fruit fly. For Pannunzio, it is key to implement a sustainable plan that uses the sterile flies that are generated in the Mendoza biofactory.
“We ask for collaboration on an important issue about markets: because we understand that the doors to China are already open, but While Peru sells to the Asian giant with 0% tariff, Argentina pays 30%, ”he said, noting that“ it is impossible to compete in these conditions. ”
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