La papa, una hortaliza clave en la dieta de los argentinos, aumentó un 50% en las últimas semanas y ya preocupa al Gobierno, que decidió incentivar la importación para frenar el alza. A tal punto llegó la preocupación que se decidió crear un registro de importadores para subsidiar a los que se inscriban, al cual se destinar un presupuesto inicial de 15 millones de pesos (...) Además, algunos productores comenzaron a retacear sus entregas a la industria de congelados, como la multinacional McCain, que provee a firmas como McDonald´s, empresa que tiene a la papa frita como elemento central en sus menús.
Puré y papas fritas se vuelven alimentos "de lujo" en Argentina
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