NEW YORK TIMES REPORTS ON IMPACTS OF MACA SMUGGLING IN PERU
(AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 8, 2014) The New York Times recently featured an article on the maca “gold rush” in Peru, which has caused prices to reach all-time highs and has spurred acts of violence. The article, published Friday, December 6, is available online at: www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/world/americas/in-peru-maca-spawns-larceny-and-luxury.html?_r=0.
Earlier this year, Chinese nationals arrived in Peru to purchase vast quantities of maca and smuggle it out of the country, where export laws forbid the exportation of the unprocessed plant. Maca’s sudden popularity in China is due in part to its claimed libido-enhancing effects, and the 2014 harvest in Peru has all but disappeared. As the New York Times reports, Peruvian farmers — and natural products companies — are struggling to keep up with the demand, raising questions about the long-term consequences for the market, consumers, and environment.
On Dec. 2, 2014, the Wall Street Journal ran an article on the maca trade in Peru that covered some similar subjects.
(from American Botanical Council)
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