Cra Recognized the Yerbater Crisis and Asked to Defend the Producer, Although without Reflecting the Regulated Prices: “It Would Be Necessary to Look for Another System, as in Grains or Meat”

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In his visit to the Festival of Agriculture in Andresito, province of Misiones, Carlos Castagnani, president of the Argentine Rural Confederations (CRA), analyzed the challenges faced by regional economies, pointing out especially in the crisis that the yerbatero sector is going through, which he defined as a “structural”. “The value of the green leaf is 50% below the price of two years ago, which means profitability in bankruptcy. That’s why we…