Farmers in south central Peravia province say they are affected by the imports of onions carried out by the Bolsa Agroempresarial de la República Dominicana (BARD). The BARD operates under the umbrella of the Agribusiness Board (JAD). They say the imports are lowering the market price of their product. The onion farmers called for Agriculture Minister Osmar Benitez to compensate them or they will be bankrupt.
The producers say that on 28 September 2018, the BARD conducted an auction of 82,530 quintals of yellow onions. The commission for farm imports is overseen by Agriculture Minister Osmar Benitez, Customs Agency director Enrique Ramirez Paniagua, and Industry & Commerce Minister Nelson Toca Simó.
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El Nuevo Diario
10 January 2019
