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
Price Development: And once again, the direction in which the quinoa price is moving changes again. After the last weeks, in which we could observe a steady price increase that peaked at $5.80 for a kg of quinoa, many insiders expected the quinoa price to grow even more in the season 2014/2015. But last Saturday, … Read more
Dutch Tros Radar investigates residue levels in quinoa brands On 19 May 2014, the Dutch television programme Tros Radar investigates pesticide residues in quinoa. Five Dutch quinoa brands were tested, of which residues were found in three. Two of these actually fell within the very strict limit of the European organic industry, but nevertheless the … Read more
Together with India, other countries in the lower latitudes start cultivating quinoa as well. Day length and soil properties seem to be appropriate but researchers are still experimenting about the right sowing date and irrigation methods. In 2008, Mr Hassan Munir started experiments on fields in Pakistan (http://www.shahzadbasra.com/quinoa/) and Morocco is busy already since 1999 … Read more
Although the quinoa season 2014 has started with many more hectares and high yields, quinoa prices reach already 1,800 Bolivianos per quintal. The latest Challapata Market Update, 19 May 2014
Price Development Since the beginning of keeping record of the Challapata price, the price for white quinoa is higher (almost double for white in comparison to red) than the price for white or red coloured quinoa. Contrary to the usual observation that red and black quinoa are more exclusive and therefore more expensive, the strong … Read more
Next to Bolivia, Peru gains in importance as the world’s most important quinoa producer/exporter: will Europe stay loyal to its original supplier Bolivia? Quinoa Market Update Europe 12 May 2014 …and the according prices to the European quinoa import figures: Historical Development of Import Price May 2014
The information we received from Bolivia yesterday is not surprising: In comparison to the week before, the price for quinoa has risen again. On Saturday, the 17th May farmers that were selling their quinoa in Challapata. That translates into an export price of about $7,000 per MT. Exporters are concerned that international buyers of “the … Read more
Starting from summer 2014, quinoa consumers will also be able to eat quinoa originating from India. Within the Ananta project – conducted by the company Ashtral Biotech and the Indian council of Agrarian research, farmers in 14 villages in the Anantapur region in Southern India grow quinoa for the domestic and the international market. As … Read more