Pequenos Produtores

Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies declared a national emergency for small-scale yerba mate producers, facing a price crisis that threatens hundreds of families. The measure, proposed by Deputy Germán Solinger, requires the state to comply with the Agrarian Statute and intervene in the relationship between producers and buyers.

Low temperatures recorded in recent days in Caaguazú are already causing significant losses for small vegetable farmers, especially those growing cucumbers in open fields. In Coronel Oviedo, farmers report near-total losses in exposed crops, while crops protected by greenhouses remain intact. The Directorate of Agrarian Extension (DEAg) says it is monitoring the situation and will send technicians to assess the damage.