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លោក Viktor Kovalev 28 កញ្ញា 2026 អាន 2 នាទី

ផ្សារបន្លែមួយនៅតំបន់ខ្ពង់រាបភាគខាងលិចនៃប្រទេសហ្គាតេម៉ាឡា ឆ្នាំ១៩៨០ — Photo: A vegetable market in the Western Highlands of Guatemala, 1980 (illustrative). H. Grobe / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0

ការចំណាយដ៏សំខាន់។

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

ហេតុអ្វីវាសំខាន់

សម្រាប់កសិករ: ពិនិត្យមើលសំណើមក្នុងស្រែ ហើយលក់ឡូត៍ Loman ដែលប្រមូលផលបាន ខណៈពេលដែលតម្លៃលក់ដុំនៅតែជិត Q590 ក្នុងមួយគីនតាល់; រៀបចំផែនការស្រោចស្រពសម្រាប់ការដាំដុះលើកក្រោយ
សម្រាប់ពាណិជ្ជករ: ប្រៀបធៀបតម្លៃដំឡូង Loman និងដំឡូងមូលជារៀងរាល់សប្តាហ៍; រៀបចំផែនការទិញដំឡូងប្រភេទមូល ខណៈពេលដែលគម្លាតតម្លៃនៅតែជិតពីរទៅមួយ។

សេចក្តីសង្ខេប ៦០ វិនាទី

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.

Q590 per quintalLarge Loman price, 14-18 Sep

28.26%Weekly price rise

Q488 per quintalSeptember 2026 average, large Loman

109.11%Rise vs September 2025

Q600 per quintalCENMA price, 25 Sep

Q290 per quintalRound washed potatoes, La Terminal

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%.

សេចក្តីសង្ខេបឧស្សាហកម្មពេលព្រឹក ព័ត៌មានសំខាន់ៗប្រចាំថ្ងៃនៅក្នុងអ៊ីមែលតែមួយ។

ថ្ងៃធ្វើការ។ ឈប់ជាវដោយចុចតែម្តង។

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.

ហេតុអ្វីវាសំខាន់

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 / វិគីមេឌាទូទៅ, ចម្លងជូនដោយ 3.0

អ្វីបន្ទាប់

MAGA publishes weekly and daily wholesale prices. The next reports will show whether rainfall improves supply from Quetzaltenango and San Marcos and whether prices ease.