Angel Valdes | May 19, 2023
The administrative manager of Merca Panama, Luis Angulo, in an interview with Radio Panama indicated that the company has that capacity for food storage and processing so that there is no shortage due to the strong dry season that is in the country and that the products arrive from market facilities for the benefit of buyers, it is also expected that before the end of the year the markets of West Panama can be opened.
«We have 4 post-harvest handling centers that are a vital help when it comes to being able to store, process all the products that come out of the countryside in the interior, we have two in Tierras Altas, one in Volcán and another in Cerro Punta , another in Dolega that helps producers in the northern part of Dolega and Boquete, as well as another in El Ejido that helps producers in the Azuero Peninsula,” said Angulo.
Regarding the influx of people in the market, Ängulo commented that “We are open 7 days a week and it is safe for consumers, we have the National Police with a station in the same market, Acodeco is always verifying prices, the Ministry of Health that verifies the status of the products and we have the presence of Customs because we do not allow contraband within the market.
He also referred to the opening of markets in West Panama for the benefit of consumers in this region of the country “We plan to start the two markets (Mercado de Abastos and the Public Market) before the end of the year, it is a vital part for Panama The West is an infrastructure that the population is waiting for its opening, they want their market.
