The business of the production, transport and commercialization of coca mobilize three groups: that of the producers, the marketers and the hybrid created by the Government of Evo Morales, the “coca grower-marketer”, the three carry out investment and collection; at this time, due to the controls exercised profits are no longer what they were beforethe peasants recounted.
The first group, that of the peasant producer is the one who obtains the least in the circuit Well, he sells his coca in the Adepcoca market every three months. In this month of June, “normal coca” reached a cost of Bs 750 per bag of coca, known as “taqui”. He usually arrives with 10 bags that mean Bs 7,500 and from there he must deduct the costs of production and transportation.
In the first case, it pays expenses for the purchase of insecticides, weeding and coca harvesting. They even use urea to preserve the production, all this process implies spending which can easily exceed Bs 1,000.
To remove 50 pounds of coca from a taqui, you must dry 120 pounds of freshly harvested coca. To take their product to the Adepcoca market, they pay Bs 2 for each bag of coca and obtain their “communal leaf” which is the “pass” to La Paz. Transportation between the community and La Paz can cost Bs 20 for each bag. Upon arrival you must pay another Bs 1 per bag to the market deposit.
The peasant obtains Bs 7,500 for his 10 bags and discounting the costs and his expenses of stay in La Paz you can have Bs 5,000 every three monthswhich means a “salary” of Bs 1,600 each month.
The other face
The marketer or “retailer” is the one who buys the bags of coca from the peasant and then sells them to the final consumer, its role is less complicated, it must have a license that must be processed before the General Directorate of Coca and Industrialization (Digcoin) and the Vice Ministry of Coca, for a cost of $16,000.
This trader must pay Bs 70 to the State to take the 10 bags of coca to the final market, the destinations are: Santa Cruz, Chuquisaca, Oruro, Potosí and Beni, the most sought after is Santa Cruz. The license has a destination, the marketer must inform where he takes his product and they give him the license with that specific route.
For removing their product from the Adepcoca market, they must pay Bs 30 for each bag, that money administers the leadership of the coca market.
the hybrid
In 2017, after the promulgation of the General Law of Coca, the Government of Evo Morales was confronted with Adepcoca, in view of the conflict he encouraged the creation of the Single National Confederation of Retail Producers of the Coca Leaf (Conalprodc), which is made up of coca growers who have become merchants of their own product and are close to the government.
These have the same obligations as retailers, but with advantages, since to take the coca out of the market they do not pay Bs 30, but Bs 20. They must also pay Bs 70 for the “roadmap” that Digcoin gives them.
They reported that They have the “obligation” to market 10 taquis of coca each month, if they don’t, their license is suspended, that is to say, they not only take their product but also buy from their own fellow coca growers, and take them to inland markets..
This group is known as “carpetero”, because your data and your requirements are in a folder that you know as a “folder”. The cost of a folder is Bs 45,000 for those who take it to Chuquisaca, Oruro, Potosí and Beni. While To transport coca to Santa Cruz the cost is Bs 50,000. This license does not need to be renewed and is hereditary.
This is how the coca business chain is formed. EL DEBER consulted with a dozen coca growers and “carpeteros” They gave details of the costs.
The business of the production, transport and commercialization of coca mobilize three groups: that of the producers, the marketers and the hybrid created by the Government of Evo Morales, the “coca grower-marketer”, the three carry out investment and collection; at this time, due to the controls exercised profits are no longer what they were beforethe peasants recounted.
The first group, that of the peasant producer is the one who obtains the least in the circuit Well, he sells his coca in the Adepcoca market every three months. In this month of June, “normal coca” reached a cost of Bs 750 per bag of coca, known as “taqui”. He usually arrives with 10 bags that mean Bs 7,500 and from there he must deduct the costs of production and transportation.
In the first case, it pays expenses for the purchase of insecticides, weeding and coca harvesting. They even use urea to preserve the production, all this process implies spending which can easily exceed Bs 1,000.
To remove 50 pounds of coca from a taqui, you must dry 120 pounds of freshly harvested coca. To take their product to the Adepcoca market, they pay Bs 2 for each bag of coca and obtain their “communal leaf” which is the “pass” to La Paz. Transportation between the community and La Paz can cost Bs 20 for each bag. Upon arrival you must pay another Bs 1 per bag to the market deposit.
The peasant obtains Bs 7,500 for his 10 bags and discounting the costs and his expenses of stay in La Paz you can have Bs 5,000 every three monthswhich means a “salary” of Bs 1,600 each month.
The other face
The marketer or “retailer” is the one who buys the bags of coca from the peasant and then sells them to the final consumer, its role is less complicated, it must have a license that must be processed before the General Directorate of Coca and Industrialization (Digcoin) and the Vice Ministry of Coca, for a cost of $16,000.
This trader must pay Bs 70 to the State to take the 10 bags of coca to the final market, the destinations are: Santa Cruz, Chuquisaca, Oruro, Potosí and Beni, the most sought after is Santa Cruz. The license has a destination, the marketer must inform where he takes his product and they give him the license with that specific route.
For removing their product from the Adepcoca market, they must pay Bs 30 for each bag, that money administers the leadership of the coca market.
the hybrid
In 2017, after the promulgation of the General Law of Coca, the Government of Evo Morales was confronted with Adepcoca, in view of the conflict he encouraged the creation of the Single National Confederation of Retail Producers of the Coca Leaf (Conalprodc), which is made up of coca growers who have become merchants of their own product and are close to the government.
These have the same obligations as retailers, but with advantages, since to take the coca out of the market they do not pay Bs 30, but Bs 20. They must also pay Bs 70 for the “roadmap” that Digcoin gives them.
They reported that They have the “obligation” to market 10 taquis of coca each month, if they don’t, their license is suspended, that is to say, they not only take their product but also buy from their own fellow coca growers, and take them to inland markets..
This group is known as “carpetero”, because your data and your requirements are in a folder that you know as a “folder”. The cost of a folder is Bs 45,000 for those who take it to Chuquisaca, Oruro, Potosí and Beni. While To transport coca to Santa Cruz the cost is Bs 50,000. This license does not need to be renewed and is hereditary.
This is how the coca business chain is formed. EL DEBER consulted with a dozen coca growers and “carpeteros” They gave details of the costs.
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