A fungus commonly known as rooster eye is generating $4 million in losses for coffee producers in the province of Chiriqui. Heavy and constant rains in the province have helped rooster eye to propagate quickly, and it is estimated that producers will lose an estimated 30,000 quintals of coffee. La Critica reports.
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Constant rains will cause a 50 percent decrease in Panama’s milk production, according to Agriculture Development Minister Emilio Kieswetter. Belisario Contreras, Presidente of COOLECHE, Panama’s leading Chiriqui-based milk cooperative, says it will be more like 15 to 20 percent less, but the fact remains that pastures are suffering from lack of sunlight. Panama currently...
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Around 100 kilos of cocaine were confiscated and 11 people detained in a national and border police operative on Thursday in the Darien province. The drugs were hidden below three trucks loaded with yuca, a popular tropical vegetable also known as cassava. Authorities also confiscated money and two other cars, in addition to the...
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Eight individuals were arrested Friday and sent the town of David’s public jail after trying to steal 49 cattle from a local breeder. The head of Chiriqui Police, David Ramos Villa, said Ulises Muñoz, owner of the cattle herd, was going to sell the cattle to a purported buyer, Marcos Tulio Peña, for $30,000....
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The Tierra Firme restaurant and sole hot dog stand in Panama’s Tocumen International Airport terminal can expect competition. The Puerto Rican-based International Meal Company (IMC) won the bid to administer the airport’s food court for the next 15 years. The food court company guaranteed a monthly income of $133, 500 as well as a...
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