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From the Agro-industrial experimental station Obispo Colombres expect a number of millions of tons of sugar.

07/16/2018 00:00

Low temperatures have not affected the The sugar cane fields and the early start of the harvest this season are the main factors that maintain optimism in the Obispo Colombres agro-industrial experimental station (EEAOC).

Jorge Scandaliaris, head of the Cane section of the entity, spoke with In Tucumán and explained that the projections "indicate a production of just over 1,450,000 tons of sugar produced for this year."

Scandaliaris also pointed out that "progress has already been made in a third of the campaign" and that they hope that the frosts expected by the end of July will be manageable given that the majority of the plant has already been harvested. [19659005]

The worker from the EEAOC, also clarified that although, in terms of productivity, it will be a good harvest, economically, the situation is different. "The price of the sugar bag could not be maintained, today sweets sell it at only $ 520, a drop of $ 80 in recent months, and well below the producers who usually place refining on the market. market with very high values, different from what the industry is saying, "he explained.

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