Bolivia: Export ban remains in place
The national government and the National Confederation of Meat Workers of Bolivia (Contracabol) held a meeting last week to discuss the rising prices of beef . The meeting, held in the Rodolfo Illanes auditorium of the Ministry of Justice in La Paz, ended with a recess until this Monday, April 28, with the goal of evaluating concrete solutions to the problem.
Participating in the dialogue were Yamil Flores, Minister of Rural Development and Lands; Zenón Mamani, Minister of Productive Development and Plural Economy; César Siles, Minister of Justice and Institutional Transparency; and various deputy ministers from the Food Security Committee.
One of the central issues was the ban on beef exports, a measure that remains in effect. Contracabol demands that this restriction be made official through a supreme decree that guarantees its application while maintaining the price per kilo of beef on the local market. Currently, a kilo of beef on the hook is priced between Bs 38 and Bs 40 in the interior of the country, and Bs 36 in Santa Cruz, while a kilo of live beef is priced between Bs 20 and Bs 22 .
"They are requesting documentation that guarantees their status; they want a supreme decree that allows the veto to continue . We are negotiating and have adjourned until Monday, so that we can use documentation to prove that the veto is in effect", said Minister Flores.
Furthermore, the authority stated that "for now, this issue is closed", referring to exports, and assured that the government is working on improvements to control systems , such as the implementation of a more secure digital system to prevent irregularities.
In contrast, sectors such as the Multisectoral Committee are demanding that the Executive branch liberalize exports to encourage the inflow of foreign currency . However, the Government has reiterated that exports of meat will only be authorized once domestic supply is guaranteed and a fair price is reestablished.
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