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Quinoa is called the golden grain not only due to its appearance but also due to its many positive properties. Quinoa has a strong adaptability to extreme climate and soil conditions. Further, its nutritional properties are outstanding since it is a rich source of proteins, phosphorus, calcium and iron and contains all important amino acids.
On Sunday 3 May the price for white quinoa was 700 Bolivianos per quintal (US$2.27 per kg). Red quinoa closed at 1400 Bolivianos per quintal, equivalent to US$4.53 per kg. The price for black quinoa was still 900 Bolivianos per quintal (US$2.91).
On Sunday 26 April the price for white quinoa was 750 Bolivianos per quintal (US$2.38 per kg). Red quinoa closed at 1450 Bolivianos per quintal, equivalent to US$4.60 per kg. The price for black quinoa was still 900 Bolivianos per quintal (US$2.86).
Last weekend the slight increase of the price for white quinoa continued, and closed at 800 Bolivianos per quintal (US$2.54 per kg) on 19 April 2015. The reason for this price increase is the poor development of the quinoa crop this year due to unfavorable weather conditions, in particular drought and frost. The harvest is … Read more
On 12 April 2015 the price for white quinoa went up slightly from 650 to 700 Bolivianos per quintal (US$2.22 per kg), which is still far below the price of white quinoa in the beginning of 2015 (US$ 3.21). In 2014 the average price for white quinoa was US$ 4.79, which is more than double … Read more
On Sunday 5 April the Challapata market price for white quinoa went down further, and reached the dramatically low price level of 650 Bolivianos per quintal (US$2.06 per kg). Red quinoa closed again at 1350 Bolivianos per quintal, equivalent to US$4.28 per kg. The price for black quinoa was still 900 Bolivianos per quintal (US$2.85).
There was no movement in the Challapata market prices last weekend, because on Sunday 29 March the regional elections took place in Bolivia. Prices are still the same as they were on 22 March. White quinoa is sold at 700 Bolivianos per quintal (US$2.26 per kg), red quinoa 1300 Bolivianos per quintal, equivalent to US$4.20 … Read more
On Sunday 15 March the price for white quinoa was at the same low level as it was in the past three weeks; 900 Bolivianos per quintal (US$2.91 per kg). Red quinoa closed at 1400 Bolivianos per quintal, equivalent to US$4.53 per kg. The price for black quinoa was still 900 Bolivianos per quintal (US$2.91).
On Sunday 8 March the prices for quinoa still remained the same as the week before. The price for white quinoa was 900 Bolivianos per quintal, equivalent to US$2.91 per kg. Red quinoa closed at 1300 Bolivianos per quintal (US$4.20 per kg) and the price for black quinoa was 900 Bolivianos per quintal (US$2.91).
There was no movement in the quinoa prices last weekend at the Challapata market. The price for white quinoa closed again at 900 Bolivianos per quintal (US$2.91 per kg) on Sunday 1 March. The price for red quinoa remained 1300 Bolivianos per quintal, equivalent to US$ 4.20 per kg. The price for black quinoa was … Read more
On Sunday 22 February the Challapata market price for white quinoa went down further, and reached the same price level as black quinoa, 900 Bolivianos per quintal (US$2.91 per kg). So far, the lowest price for white quinoa since January 2014 was US$3.17 per kg. Many producers keep their stocks of white quinoa in the … Read more