Agroaldea
The worst part is carrying transport investing three hours to transfer the fruit to spring.
The saying goes that 'a skinny dog flea everything is'Alluding to that misfortunes never come singly. And that is what the industry is already suffering villager tomato, main engine of the economy of the municipality.
If last season was bad, uncertainty and skepticism mark this important elements, as Brexit, Moroccan prices or quotas, which condition the same.
However, if anything characterizes this sector is facing optimism with every new campaign, admirable. But this optimism has been truncated relentlessly with the closure of the road GC 200 in his stretch between La Aldea and Agaete.
This closure is affecting the transport of fruit to the dock of La Luz. The route until two weeks ago was carried by the North, with a duration of one hour and a half, now it must be in the South passing hour and a half to three hours or more.
One of the drivers of the cooperative Coagrisán, Juan Luis Suárez, reports that the trip to the pier has become an ordeal. Now all traffic is absorbed by the stretch south, to which must be added to rental vehicles and bicyclists greatly complicate the route.
We usually carry about twenty tons and, although the trucks are new, the narrow road and sharp curves require us to invade the opposite lane on numerous occasions. Northern drivers were already accustomed to the truck and stopped to make driving easier. On the south this is impossible. Cyclists also force the drive and the motor when you can not overtake them, indicates Suarez.
The complexity of driving the traffic volume is added. While there is usually fluidity to Mogan and Juan Grande, Arinaga to Las Palmas is rare that we can make the trip in less than an hour and a half. Jams caused by accidents are constant in this section, adds Juan Luis.
When there ship time is crucial. Stowage has agreed in advance to be met and tomato Village schedule is always at a disadvantage. Until now it had controlled less, but it begins to have fruit that is not on time the boat and stays on the ground. In addition, there is another important factor that is relative to the tachometer. On the north we could make full travel. Now, the time you have to invest in the south obliges us to stop before completing travel, Quintana concludes.
Horticultural manager Aldeana, Antonio Angulo, It notes that this situation begins to 'serious headaches'. If the distance within the island is a factor that plays against us, abound in this 'Double insularity'Begins to pass your bill.
We have trouble moving all the fruit to the dock when boat. Even when we use the containers are also coming up with delays. The closure of the road only means extra costs resulting from transport (combustible, engines, Conference) and time to be investing in a route that is increased 43 kilometers, angle says.
Probably, If this situation is prolonged in time, coinciding with a greater volume of traffic at Christmas, the village harvest will suffer considerably because as another saying goes'boat in dry dock, only loses money’. And of course, This maligned sector is not to continue losing money.