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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 9 November the price for white quinoa was 1220 Bolivianos per quintal (US$3.95 per kg) Red quinoa closed at 1400 Bolivianos per quintal, equivalent to US$4.53 per kg. The price for black quinoa was 850 Bolivianos per quintal (US$2.89). Prices for white and black quinoa are still low. The price for white quinoa … Read more
There was not much movement in the quinoa prices last weekend at the Challapata market. The price for white quinoa decreased slightly and closed at 1220 Bolivianos per quintal (US$3.91 per kg) on Sunday 2 November. The price for red quinoa remained 1400 Bolivianos per quintal, equivalent to US$4.49 per kg. The price for black … Read more
Total quinoa imports from Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador to the EU have increased from 6233 MT in 2013 to 8284 MT in 2014, over the same period of January–August. In 2012 they were 3700 MT in the same period. This means that the European quinoa market continues its strong development in the first part of … Read more
From Plant Research International, 3 September 2014 The Wageningen UR project ‘Salt tolerant Quinoa for food in China, Vietnam and Chile’ has received a major prize. The quinoa project is one of the winners of the Securing Water for Food Grand Challenge. The prize is awarded to researcher Robert van Loo during the World Water … Read more
In my role of coach of SMEs from Bolivia and Pakistan, Mercadero will be present at SIAL 2014, the leading European trade fair for food products. Check out the companies exhibiting with us at http://naturalingredientsupplier.com/. This year no less than 25 supported companies present a variety of products, including the superfoods chia and quinoa, natural … Read more
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
On 21 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$2.89). The price for white quinoa is still low. Producers are cautious and prefer to … Read more
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
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).
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