economy
diciembre 24, 2025
¡Buena papa! A Don Beto le compraron todo cultivo en un solo día
El 5 de febrero de este año, EL COLOMBIANO conoció la historia de Luis Alberto Patiño Ríos, más conocido como “Don Beto”, de 62 años. Se trata de un c...
TL;DR
- Don Beto, a farmer from Antioquia, invested savings in papa criolla but faced financial losses due to overproduction and low market prices.
- Readers of EL COLOMBIANO, alerted to his situation, purchased his entire potato crop.
- A nephew's social media video and support from the Envigado Environmental Secretariat also contributed to the successful sale.
- The article explains that overproduction leads to sharp price drops, often below production costs, a common issue for perishable agricultural goods.
- Colombia has a large potato farming community, with over 100,000 producers and many families depending on the crop.