වියළි කාලගුණය සැපයුම අඩු කිරීම නිසා ග්වාතමාලාවේ අර්තාපල් තොග මිල සතියක් තුළ 28% කින් ඉහළ ගොස් තිබේ.
යතුරු රැගෙන යාම
- 590 quetzals per quintal paid for large Loman, 14-18 Sep
- 28.26% weekly rise in the large Loman price, from Q460
- 109% above September 2025 is the monthly average of Q488
- 600 quetzals per quintal quoted at CENMA on 25 September
එය වැදගත් වන්නේ ඇයි
- ගොවීන් සඳහා
- Check field moisture and sell harvested Loman lots while wholesale prices stay near Q590 per quintal; plan irrigation for the next planting
- වෙළඳුන් සඳහා
- Compare Loman and round potato prices weekly; plan purchases of round types while the price gap stays near two to one
තත්පර 60ක සාරාංශය
A short supply of potatoes is pushing Guatemalan wholesale prices to levels far above last season. The agriculture ministry MAGA reports that large washed Loman tubers reached Q590 per quintal in mid-September, after Q460 a week earlier. Its September average of Q488 per quintal is more than twice the level of September 2025 and slightly above September 2024. Medium and small Loman sizes moved up by similar margins. On 25 September the two main markets of the capital still paid between Q590 and Q600 for the large grade, while round potatoes cost roughly half. The ministry blames weak rainfall in the producing highlands, including Quetzaltenango and San Marcos, amid a regional El Nino drought. Buyers may turn to round potatoes, and growers with irrigated or early fields can gain. The figures come from one official source, and the ministry does not give harvest volume estimates.
Wholesale potato prices in Guatemala rose sharply in September. Large washed potatoes of the Loman type sold at Q590 per quintal in the week of 14 to 18 September. That is 28.26% more than the week before, when the price was Q460. The data come from the weekly price report of the agriculture ministry MAGA, published on 21 September.
Smaller sizes followed the same trend. Medium Loman potatoes rose from Q380 to Q470 per quintal. Small Loman potatoes rose from Q260 to Q335 per quintal. One quintal equals 100 pounds, or about 45.4 kilograms.
Prices far above last year
The ministry puts the September 2026 average for large Loman potatoes at Q488 per quintal. This is 109.11% higher than in September 2025. It is also 70.03% above September 2023 and 57.36% above September 2022. Compared with September 2024, the increase is smaller, at 6.54%.
සතියේ දිනවල. එක ක්ලික් එකකින් දායකත්වයෙන් ඉවත් වන්න.
The ministry says scarce rainfall has affected crop development. It names Quetzaltenango, San Marcos, Palencia and the department of Guatemala as the main supplying areas.
Daily ministry prices for 25 September show the high level holding. At the CENMA wholesale market, large washed Loman potatoes sold at Q600 per quintal. At La Terminal market in Guatemala City, the same product sold at Q590. Round potatoes were much cheaper. Large washed round potatoes sold at Q320 at CENMA and Q290 at La Terminal. Unwashed round potatoes sold at Q300 and Q270.
Drought across the region
The price jump comes as a strong drought hits Central America. Media reports from the Dry Corridor describe failed maize crops in northern Guatemala. Local people there say they already pay about 50% more for grain.
එය වැදගත් වන්නේ ඇයි
Potatoes are a key cash crop for highland farmers in western Guatemala. Higher prices help growers who still have potatoes to sell. However, farmers with dry fields may harvest much less, so their income may not rise.
For traders and food buyers, the gap between Loman and round potatoes is now large. Large Loman potatoes cost about twice as much as round potatoes at both markets. Buyers may switch to cheaper types while supply stays short. The next weekly reports will show whether the rains return and prices ease.
Photo: A vegetable market in the Western Highlands of Guatemala, 1980 (illustrative). H. Grobe / විකිපීඩියා, නිදහස් විශ්වකෝෂය, 3.0 පනතින් CC
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ඉහළම කතා පහ, මිල ගණන්, රෝග අනතුරු ඇඟවීම් සහ සිදුවීම්. සතියේ දිනවල උදෑසන, වෙළඳ දැන්වීම් නැත.
ඊළඟට කුමක් කළ යුතුද?
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ආරංචි මාර්ග
- MAGA Guatemala — Informe semanal de precios del 14 al 18 de septiembre de 2026 — https://precios.maga.gob.gt/archivos/semanales/2026/37%20Guatemala%20Informe%20semanal%20de%20precios%20del%2014%20al%2018%20de%20septiembre%20de%202026.pdf
- MAGA Guatemala — Precios diarios (25/09/2026) — https://precios.maga.gob.gt/diarios/diarios.html
- Infobae — «A veces uno come, a veces no»: la sequía extrema no da tregua a Centroamérica (17.09.2026) — https://www.infobae.com/el-salvador/2026/09/17/a-veces-uno-come-a-veces-no-la-sequia-extrema-no-da-tregua-a-centroamerica/
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