Trade statistics show a continuous increase in volume and price, both in trade (import/export) and retail. The statistics are well substantiated but at the same time, there are wild speculations about where the price increase is happening. Since very few sources publish current and complete information about price development in the producing countries, export and … Read more
On 7 June, white quinoa traded in Challapata reached a price of $5.62. The price of red quinoa has increased to $5.14 and black quinoa has dropped to $3.21. Since 24 May, when quinoa cost $5.14, prices have been increasing weekly to $5.30 on 31 May and to $5.62 last weekend on 7 June. The … Read more
Another argument for the healthiness of quinoa: http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2664/Nieuws/article/detail/3669944/2014/06/11/Misschien-wel-oudste-mens-ter-wereld-123-overleden.dhtml. But maybe also for coca…
Since the beginning of the year, CBI (Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries) in collaboration with Mercadero and ProFound have been working on developing and assessing the possible future scenarios for the quinoa sector. Is quinoa continuing to be praised as a “superfood” which provides a better income for producers and a … Read more
…Or can fundamental factors in supply and demand explain the increase in prices and limited availability? For a small and exotic crop like quinoa it is unusual to hit the headlines in national media. But quinoa managed just this last week in Dutch media (such as De Telegraaf, NRC Handelsblad and Biojournaal), although the occasion … Read more
This document gives insight into the production aspects of Bolivian quinoa, trade facts, price development and expectations for the sector’s future. Data is derived from several sources: information from the European market is provided by Eurostat, about the Bolivian sector, the document “Bolivian Quinoa Travels Beyond Borders” by the Bolivian Institute for Foreign Commerce gives … Read more
In the region of Cajamarca in the North-West of Peru, the regional management of Agriculture initiated a program that shall benefit over 10,000 farmers in the region. The “Improving the Competitiveness of Andean Crops Supply Chains” is a program that aims at converting Cajamarca into one of the main production regions of the country. With … Read more
Price development: After the unexpected drop in the quinoa price last week (24.5.2014), the price has “recovered” again. Farmers were paid 1,650 Bolivianos for their quintals which translates into $5.30/kg. That is not the peak price of $5,80, which was reached on the 17th of May. The price for red quinoa stays stable at $4,82 … Read more
In context of his PhD thesis, Enrico Avitabile in collaboration with the FAO publishes the following infographic which visualizes the effects of the quinoa boom on family farmers in the Bolivian Southern Altiplano. http://www.fao.org/resources/infographics/infographics-details/en/c/225070/ The conclusions that can be drawn from the 100 surveys with farmers in the producing area around the salt flats in … Read more
The first figures from the quinoa trade in 2014 are out! Both Bolivian and Peruvian market information services (INE in Bolivia and ADEX in Peru) publish facts about the countries’ exports. Unsurprisingly, exports have increased in comparison to the first trimester in 2013. Between January and March 2014, Peruvian exports have increased with 237%, which … Read more