Challapata Market Update, 28.9.2014

On 28 September the price for white quinoa was still 1450 Bolivianos per quintal (US$4.65 per kg) Red quinoa closed at 1400 Bolivianos per quintal, equivalent to US$4.49 per kg. Black quinoa is still traded for 900 Bolivianos per quintal (US$2.88). The price for white quinoa is still low. Producers are cautious and prefer to … Read more

Challapata Market Update, 15.9.2014

On 14 September the price for white quinoa was 1450 Bolivianos per quintal (US$4.68 per kg) Red quinoa closed at 1500 Bolivianos per quintal, equivalent to US$4.84 per kg. Black quinoa is still traded for 900 Bolivianos per quintal (US$2.90). In the past few weeks the price for white quinoa went down from US$5.13 on … Read more

Challapata Market Update, 11.9.2014

On 7 September the price for white quinoa was 1550 Bolivianos per quintal (US$4.99 per kg) Red quinoa closed at 1550 Bolivianos per quintal, equivalent to US$4.99 per kg. Black quinoa is still traded for 900 Bolivianos per quintal (US$2.90).

First Dutch Organic Quinoa Harvested

On Friday 5 September Dutch farmers Govert van Dis and Phily Brooijmans harvested their first quinoa crop. The quinoa was sown in April and has been grown organically. At first sight the results have been encouraging, although the farmers, who jointly run their farm, have experienced certain agronomic issues. For one, the crop does not … Read more

Challapata Market Update, 15.7.2014

For the first time since beginning of June there has been some movement in the prices of white and red quinoa. The Challapata market closed on 13 July at 1,500 Bolivianos per quintal for both white and red quinoa. This equals to US$4.82 per kg. With this price the white and red quinoa are at … Read more

Challapata market update, 7.7.2014

In the past four weeks, prices of quinoa stabilized for all three quinoa varieties. On 6 July, the price for white quinoa was fixed at 1,750 Bolivianos per quintal at the Challapata market. This equates to US$5.62 per kg. Red quinoa is traded for US$5.14 (1,600 Bolivianos per quintal). Compared to the average prices of … Read more