Dear Carl. Ecuador and Chile are importers of Peru's watermelons. 3 millions dollars of garlic was imported by Ecuador the last years 2022 """Ecuador, que se llevó el primer lugar con 3.411 toneladas adquiridas por US$ 3 millones""" BTW I am a fan of cerveza cuzqueña, one of the best beer in South America.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:42 🍉 *The Mercado Puerto in Loja, Ecuador, is a large open market offering bulk produce, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds, attracting shop and restaurant owners for their daily supplies.* 01:22 🍉 *Watermelons at $3.50 each and pineapples for $2 are among the affordable and fresh offerings available at the market.* 02:20 🍍 *Avocados are priced at 50 cents for large ones and three for a dollar for smaller ones, providing significant discounts for bulk purchases.* 03:40 🍋 *The market offers 400 limes for $8, $10 for a bag of passion fruits, and $7 for a bag of cucumbers, showcasing the variety and affordability of fruits available.* 04:22 🍏 *Locally grown Ecuadorian apples and unique fruits like ciruelas are found alongside products like garlic, tamarind, and Ecuadorian-produced cereals, promoting locally sourced and affordable goods.* 05:18 🌽 *Market exhibits natural and locally made foods like puffed corn and rice, emphasizing the availability of local produce and affordable options for consumers.* 06:25 🥦 *Broccoli and cauliflower are priced at 50 cents each, demonstrating the cost-effectiveness of essential vegetables for making soups or meals.* 07:19 🥔 *Potatoes are available in various types at around 5 lbs for a dollar, offering a cost-effective staple food choice.* 08:28 🥭 *Ecuadorian mangoes are priced at around 34 cents each, showcasing locally grown produce at a reasonable cost, despite potential pesticide use.* 12:02 🍊 *Ecuadorian oranges, though green, are ripe and ideal for juicing, dispelling misconceptions about their color indicating ripeness.* 13:50 🍇 *Fresh fruits and vegetables in Ecuador are notably affordable, encouraging healthier eating habits compared to more expensive options in other countries.*
Agree the food is so much better here. Even though you are buying in bulk the retail prices are great as well. I love going to the mercado in different towns. Thanks for making the video.
It's wonderful to hear that you also enjoy the food and shopping experience in Ecuador, Fred! Exploring the mercados in different towns can be quite an adventure. If you have any more insights or questions about living in Ecuador, feel free to share or ask.
You're welcome! Your wife would likely enjoy exploring the local markets and fresh food options in Vilcabamba. It's a vibrant and unique experience. If you or your wife have any specific questions or need recommendations, feel free to ask anytime.
Absolutely, fresh food is one of the great advantages of living in places like Vilcabamba, Ecuador. It's wonderful to have access to locally grown and organic produce that supports a healthy lifestyle. If you have any questions about living in Vilcabamba or any other topics, feel free to ask!
Very much enjoyed your shopping trip to the wholesale market in Loja. I am quite familiar with the dynamics of that kind of markets, having worked in it for two years in the fomento coperativa program in Colombia some 40 years ago. I often drove our antique Dodge Power Wagon across the high Andes with our ayudante standing on the running board calling out if I was getting too close to the edge of the road because it was too foggy to see beyond the hood of the truck. And carried 100k bultos of green onions on my back through the market in response to good nature jests from the carrigadores who slept under burlap sacks under the market eves. (they won!) Looking at the volume of the Loja market and the size of the trucks delivering to it I'd bet with certainty that the bulk of produce arriving there comes from commercial scale agriculture on the coast where the land is flat enough to scale up production, not from highland Ecuador family plots. That means that whenever it adds sufficiently to profit the crops will be sprayed with insecticides and the land fertilized with synthetic fertilizer. In Colombia even 40 years ago five families produced the majority of the rice in the country. It was sprayed with crop duster airplanes. (with the flagmen standing underneath the DDT spray pattern unmasked) Reality calls into question whether the healthful organic fresh food that Abundant Living often promotes is the full picture. I'm sure there are many opportunities to form friendships with local farmers and buy directly from their garden of food forest. But that is also true in productive areas in the US like upstate New England or the Willamette Valley in Oregon. But when Carl goes to Loja and fills his truck with fresh fruit for his family and friends they have no way of knowing where it originated from.
You're absolutely right, Richard. In your comment, you've made some valid points. It's true that in the Loja market, especially in this kind of wholesale market, many of the products are not organic. In the video, I tried to convey that by mentioning that most of these products are likely not organic and come from large-scale agriculture. That being said, in Vilcabamba, there is an organic market every Saturday morning where you can find genuinely organic products, albeit at a slightly higher price. My family and I have come to accept that some of the foods we consume may not be organic, but they are at least fresh and affordable. Getting a lot of fresh produce is something we consider healthy, even though they may be contaminated to some extent with chemicals. We appreciate your comment and understand the importance of providing a fair representation of the situation here. We value your insights and feedback. Thank you for sharing your perspective.
AFAIK several friuts and vegetables come from Peru where farmers are helped with cheap organic fertilizer as guano de islas , farming specialized technology as INIA , seeds , promoting selling their crops directly inside or outside of the country , etc. Peru is ranking as world exporter in several fruits , vegetables and fish related foods.
That's awesome peanuts grow there, we make our own peanut butter 😋 . I was curious about organic wheat berries if they are available in bulk? I've been making all our breads here in Canada
Awesome! Homemade peanut butter, yum! Yes organic wheat berries are available here… readily available “in bulk” really depends on how large of a bulk order you’re looking for.
Ginger roots are extensively cultivated in Peru. 3° world exporter of ginger in the world. Probably can be found in Ecuador too. Its name in Peru is kion. The excelent quality of kion peruano is part of our vast gastronomy and very appreciated in the World
It all looks great! HOWEVER, a question. How prevalent is the use of pesticides on produce in Ecuador? In countries like India and Mexico, DDT (known to cause cancer) is still used, and the produce looks "great!" I spoke to a former farm worker from Chiapas, Mexico and he told me that even if there was NO evidence of pests, they automatically sprayed the fields. Pesticides we know are not good for us, and especially the farm workers who are the first victims of high rates of cancer (unreported). ie, banana growers in Nicaragua sued a banana grower from the U.S. due to cancer and infertility amongst the farm workers. I cannot remember the exact figure but the settlement was something absurd, like under 100 dollars per worker. On to us, the "consumer." Pesticides are primarily petroleum based (ie, cancer), culmulitive over years of eating, and impacts babies, children and pets (dogs now have the highest rates of cancer in recorded history) the severest and of course adults. It accumalates in the liver (our body filter) and fat cells. Hence pesticides contribute to obesity, by hormone disrupting primarily males testosterone, and lowering sperm count, as we have seen worldwide. Young males in the U.S. have now the lowest sperm count ever, some as low as 200. 120 years ago, young male sperm counts were 1200-1400, before the invention of the modern chemical pesticides. In the U.S., if it says "certified organic" it has to be vetted and if found to have pesticides, there will be ramifications from the government. I'm sure if you ask these kind Ecuadorian farmers if they use pesticides, they will thoughtfully give you the answer you want to hear? If they sell "organic" as I saw you in the "organic market" one day, who insures it is? In many countries if the tomatoes or cucumbers are shiny, they are further coated with petroleum. Berries are generally sprayed 4 or 5 times during its growth, and laboratories have taken "conventionally grown" ie contaminated with pesticide, washed and rinsed them all day under running water, slicing them open later and upon examination have found the pesticide is actually inside the strawberry, etc. So to wrap up, pesticides cause cancer, reduce sperm counts (by design as BPA plastic does as well), and cause the worldwide epic catastrophic increase in obesity(and of course we all know that sugar and seed oils have their role as well.) But, yes, this produce looks "good." When (and if) I move someday to Ecuador, I will grow my own food as much as possible.
Mike, you raise some important concerns about pesticide use in agriculture, and it's a valid topic to consider when it comes to food safety. In Ecuador, like in many places, there is indeed pesticide use in larger-scale agricultural operations. However, it's worth noting that there are also numerous small-scale, organic farms in our area that supply genuinely organic fruits and vegetables to local markets. The market featured in the video would be more likely to have the majority of its produce coming from commercial farms, therefore not organic. While not everything may be organic, especially in larger commercial production, certain crops can be grown without the need for pesticides or chemicals. Additionally, some fruits and vegetables have protective layers that reduce chemical exposure when peeled or properly prepared. It's commendable that you plan to grow your own food when you move to Ecuador. That way, you have full control over what goes into your produce. If you ever decide to visit or live in Vilcabamba, we have an organic market every Sunday morning, and we'd love to show it to you when you come down. Your commitment to organic and safe food choices is essential for your health and well-being.
wow! that was the fastest response to one of my TH-cam comments! Yes indeed, produce such as avocados are generally not sprayed. look up "the dirty dozen" which are the most sprayed What guarantees are there that the produce at the organic market are indeed organic? Is there third party verification, or is it just the farmers word? Merci!😅@@AbundantLivingEcuador
As ecuadorian I should be proud, but I am not. Those smaller size of mangos are ecuadorians, but the big one you shown in another video are from Peru. Avocados, watermelons, melons, algarrobina La Tacaleña, Leche Gloria, Cusqueña beer, garlic, red onion, limes, etc. comes from Peru. Everything else as fresh vegetables, potato, read meat bananas, pineapple are grown locally. We are having 2 main problem in our agricuture sector. People do not want to work as farmers because of it is a hard activity and 2° so much bugs and plagues due to increasing temperatures. Peru has lower temperature, isolated desert areas free from plagues, people wanted to work very hard, etc. I think Correa has made a non-positive change in our way of thinking. Communism is like a virus for making people less-loving-to-work and more-prone-to-complaining.
Look, my friend, Peru's products are of terrible quality, Gloria milk even suffers criminal lawsuits for altering its product, Ecuador does not need to bring any product from Peru, rather they take domestic gas, gasoline, dollars, obviously Peru has cheaper products but not good quality.
@@proyectonuevo7487 I do not hate Peru as you did, I regret how our farming is losing its pace year by year . Should we ban peruvian products in our territory ? or should we begin to be efficient and begin to produce cheaper crops ?
No es verdad todo lo de tierra es ecuatoriano! Me crié en un pueblo de arta producción de mango , ciruela.. de todo. Y hace años no veía una sandía tan grande.. y llevo años sin la papaya de igual tamaño que la sandía que ha salido en el video. Habra cruce de productos.. entre Perú y Ecuador Pero los productos ecuatorianos por su ubicación geográfica son los mejores del mundo! 🙏🏽👁🤲🏽👣🐈🎼🐾🤝🏽🐕🦋🕊🐟🇪🇨
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Now I want a big glass of ice cold watermelon juice...thanks Carl.
You're welcome, Aaron! Enjoy that refreshing watermelon juice. If you have any more requests or questions, feel free to ask.😊
Dear Carl. Ecuador and Chile are importers of Peru's watermelons. 3 millions dollars of garlic was imported by Ecuador the last years 2022 """Ecuador, que se llevó el primer lugar con 3.411 toneladas adquiridas por US$ 3 millones""" BTW I am a fan of cerveza cuzqueña, one of the best beer in South America.
Incredible prices! Thanks Carl for showing us this great mercado. Soon I'll be there to visit it.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:42 🍉 *The Mercado Puerto in Loja, Ecuador, is a large open market offering bulk produce, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds, attracting shop and restaurant owners for their daily supplies.*
01:22 🍉 *Watermelons at $3.50 each and pineapples for $2 are among the affordable and fresh offerings available at the market.*
02:20 🍍 *Avocados are priced at 50 cents for large ones and three for a dollar for smaller ones, providing significant discounts for bulk purchases.*
03:40 🍋 *The market offers 400 limes for $8, $10 for a bag of passion fruits, and $7 for a bag of cucumbers, showcasing the variety and affordability of fruits available.*
04:22 🍏 *Locally grown Ecuadorian apples and unique fruits like ciruelas are found alongside products like garlic, tamarind, and Ecuadorian-produced cereals, promoting locally sourced and affordable goods.*
05:18 🌽 *Market exhibits natural and locally made foods like puffed corn and rice, emphasizing the availability of local produce and affordable options for consumers.*
06:25 🥦 *Broccoli and cauliflower are priced at 50 cents each, demonstrating the cost-effectiveness of essential vegetables for making soups or meals.*
07:19 🥔 *Potatoes are available in various types at around 5 lbs for a dollar, offering a cost-effective staple food choice.*
08:28 🥭 *Ecuadorian mangoes are priced at around 34 cents each, showcasing locally grown produce at a reasonable cost, despite potential pesticide use.*
12:02 🍊 *Ecuadorian oranges, though green, are ripe and ideal for juicing, dispelling misconceptions about their color indicating ripeness.*
13:50 🍇 *Fresh fruits and vegetables in Ecuador are notably affordable, encouraging healthier eating habits compared to more expensive options in other countries.*
Hi i am tasha i like your videos was great can you give some info about how much rent a house with 3 bed rooms or apartment with 2 bed rooms thanks.
Agree the food is so much better here. Even though you are buying in bulk the retail prices are great as well. I love going to the mercado in different towns. Thanks for making the video.
It's wonderful to hear that you also enjoy the food and shopping experience in Ecuador, Fred! Exploring the mercados in different towns can be quite an adventure. If you have any more insights or questions about living in Ecuador, feel free to share or ask.
Really great video.
Thank you! Glad you liked it!
Thanks for sharing enjoy
Informative video than you!😊
Thank you Pedro! 😊
Nice video
Thanks
Nice, thanks for post. My wife would love to shop there.
You're welcome! Your wife would likely enjoy exploring the local markets and fresh food options in Vilcabamba. It's a vibrant and unique experience. If you or your wife have any specific questions or need recommendations, feel free to ask anytime.
The biggest reasons for living down yonder is the fresh food
Absolutely, fresh food is one of the great advantages of living in places like Vilcabamba, Ecuador. It's wonderful to have access to locally grown and organic produce that supports a healthy lifestyle. If you have any questions about living in Vilcabamba or any other topics, feel free to ask!
Very much enjoyed your shopping trip to the wholesale market in Loja. I am quite familiar with the dynamics of that kind of markets, having worked in it for two years in the fomento coperativa program in Colombia some 40 years ago. I often drove our antique Dodge Power Wagon across the high Andes with our ayudante standing on the running board calling out if I was getting too close to the edge of the road because it was too foggy to see beyond the hood of the truck. And carried 100k bultos of green onions on my back through the market in response to good nature jests from the carrigadores who slept under burlap sacks under the market eves. (they won!)
Looking at the volume of the Loja market and the size of the trucks delivering to it I'd bet with certainty that the bulk of produce arriving there comes from commercial scale agriculture on the coast where the land is flat enough to scale up production, not from highland Ecuador family plots. That means that whenever it adds sufficiently to profit the crops will be sprayed with insecticides and the land fertilized with synthetic fertilizer. In Colombia even 40 years ago five families produced the majority of the rice in the country. It was sprayed with crop duster airplanes. (with the flagmen standing underneath the DDT spray pattern unmasked)
Reality calls into question whether the healthful organic fresh food that Abundant Living often promotes is the full picture. I'm sure there are many opportunities to form friendships with local farmers and buy directly from their garden of food forest. But that is also true in productive areas in the US like upstate New England or the Willamette Valley in Oregon. But when Carl goes to Loja and fills his truck with fresh fruit for his family and friends they have no way of knowing where it originated from.
You're absolutely right, Richard. In your comment, you've made some valid points. It's true that in the Loja market, especially in this kind of wholesale market, many of the products are not organic. In the video, I tried to convey that by mentioning that most of these products are likely not organic and come from large-scale agriculture.
That being said, in Vilcabamba, there is an organic market every Saturday morning where you can find genuinely organic products, albeit at a slightly higher price.
My family and I have come to accept that some of the foods we consume may not be organic, but they are at least fresh and affordable. Getting a lot of fresh produce is something we consider healthy, even though they may be contaminated to some extent with chemicals.
We appreciate your comment and understand the importance of providing a fair representation of the situation here. We value your insights and feedback. Thank you for sharing your perspective.
AFAIK several friuts and vegetables come from Peru where farmers are helped with cheap organic fertilizer as guano de islas , farming specialized technology as INIA , seeds , promoting selling their crops directly inside or outside of the country , etc. Peru is ranking as world exporter in several fruits , vegetables and fish related foods.
I was hoping for a total for the entire truck load at the end!
What is the price of the large bag of garlic please? Thanks for the informative video!
I will inquire and let you know. Garlic is typically very cheap here, like $2-3 a pound which is a lot of garlic 😋
Who also want to see Carl putting of his shirt for us?
That's awesome peanuts grow there, we make our own peanut butter 😋 . I was curious about organic wheat berries if they are available in bulk? I've been making all our breads here in Canada
Awesome! Homemade peanut butter, yum! Yes organic wheat berries are available here… readily available “in bulk” really depends on how large of a bulk order you’re looking for.
is there a puerto seco equivalent in cuenca?
Great info Carl. What about the price of organic veg/fruit? Cheers Roger
Are ginger root and figs available?
Ginger roots are extensively cultivated in Peru. 3° world exporter of ginger in the world. Probably can be found in Ecuador too. Its name in Peru is kion. The excelent quality of kion peruano is part of our vast gastronomy and very appreciated in the World
Figs from our coastal areas, ginger-root from abroad
@@davidveraoknobody cares 😂
Do they have seeds in them
Which fruits are you referring to?
Are you expecting a 100 people to come over for your juicing extravaganza?
It all looks great! HOWEVER, a question. How prevalent is the use of pesticides on produce in Ecuador? In countries like India and Mexico, DDT (known to cause cancer) is still used, and the produce looks "great!" I spoke to a former farm worker from Chiapas, Mexico and he told me that even if there was NO evidence of pests, they automatically sprayed the fields. Pesticides we know are not good for us, and especially the farm workers who are the first victims of high rates of cancer (unreported). ie, banana growers in Nicaragua sued a banana grower from the U.S. due to cancer and infertility amongst the farm workers. I cannot remember the exact figure but the settlement was something absurd, like under 100 dollars per worker. On to us, the "consumer." Pesticides are primarily petroleum based (ie, cancer), culmulitive over years of eating, and impacts babies, children and pets (dogs now have the highest rates of cancer in recorded history) the severest and of course adults. It accumalates in the liver (our body filter) and fat cells. Hence pesticides contribute to obesity, by hormone disrupting primarily males testosterone, and lowering sperm count, as we have seen worldwide. Young males in the U.S. have now the lowest sperm count ever, some as low as 200. 120 years ago, young male sperm counts were 1200-1400, before the invention of the modern chemical pesticides. In the U.S., if it says "certified organic" it has to be vetted and if found to have pesticides, there will be ramifications from the government. I'm sure if you ask these kind Ecuadorian farmers if they use pesticides, they will thoughtfully give you the answer you want to hear? If they sell "organic" as I saw you in the "organic market" one day, who insures it is? In many countries if the tomatoes or cucumbers are shiny, they are further coated with petroleum. Berries are generally sprayed 4 or 5 times during its growth, and laboratories have taken "conventionally grown" ie contaminated with pesticide, washed and rinsed them all day under running water, slicing them open later and upon examination have found the pesticide is actually inside the strawberry, etc.
So to wrap up, pesticides cause cancer, reduce sperm counts (by design as BPA plastic does as well), and cause the worldwide epic catastrophic increase in obesity(and of course we all know that sugar and seed oils have their role as well.) But, yes, this produce looks "good." When (and if) I move someday to Ecuador, I will grow my own food as much as possible.
Mike, you raise some important concerns about pesticide use in agriculture, and it's a valid topic to consider when it comes to food safety. In Ecuador, like in many places, there is indeed pesticide use in larger-scale agricultural operations. However, it's worth noting that there are also numerous small-scale, organic farms in our area that supply genuinely organic fruits and vegetables to local markets. The market featured in the video would be more likely to have the majority of its produce coming from commercial farms, therefore not organic.
While not everything may be organic, especially in larger commercial production, certain crops can be grown without the need for pesticides or chemicals. Additionally, some fruits and vegetables have protective layers that reduce chemical exposure when peeled or properly prepared.
It's commendable that you plan to grow your own food when you move to Ecuador. That way, you have full control over what goes into your produce. If you ever decide to visit or live in Vilcabamba, we have an organic market every Sunday morning, and we'd love to show it to you when you come down. Your commitment to organic and safe food choices is essential for your health and well-being.
wow! that was the fastest response to one of my TH-cam comments! Yes indeed, produce such as avocados are generally not sprayed. look up "the dirty dozen" which are the most sprayed What guarantees are there that the produce at the organic market are indeed organic? Is there third party verification, or is it just the farmers word? Merci!😅@@AbundantLivingEcuador
As ecuadorian I should be proud, but I am not. Those smaller size of mangos are ecuadorians, but the big one you shown in another video are from Peru. Avocados, watermelons, melons, algarrobina La Tacaleña, Leche Gloria, Cusqueña beer, garlic, red onion, limes, etc. comes from Peru. Everything else as fresh vegetables, potato, read meat bananas, pineapple are grown locally. We are having 2 main problem in our agricuture sector. People do not want to work as farmers because of it is a hard activity and 2° so much bugs and plagues due to increasing temperatures. Peru has lower temperature, isolated desert areas free from plagues, people wanted to work very hard, etc. I think Correa has made a non-positive change in our way of thinking. Communism is like a virus for making people less-loving-to-work and more-prone-to-complaining.
Look, my friend, Peru's products are of terrible quality, Gloria milk even suffers criminal lawsuits for altering its product, Ecuador does not need to bring any product from Peru, rather they take domestic gas, gasoline, dollars, obviously Peru has cheaper products but not good quality.
@@proyectonuevo7487 I do not hate Peru as you did, I regret how our farming is losing its pace year by year . Should we ban peruvian products in our territory ? or should we begin to be efficient and begin to produce cheaper crops ?
@@zambranito23Nobody cares about pedu 😂
No es verdad todo lo de tierra es ecuatoriano!
Me crié en un pueblo de arta producción de mango , ciruela.. de todo. Y hace años no veía una sandía tan grande.. y llevo años sin la papaya de igual tamaño que la sandía que ha salido en el video.
Habra cruce de productos.. entre Perú y Ecuador
Pero los productos ecuatorianos por su ubicación geográfica son los mejores del mundo!
🙏🏽👁🤲🏽👣🐈🎼🐾🤝🏽🐕🦋🕊🐟🇪🇨