History about the discovery of Yerba Mate in Misiones 1969

Iguazu Falls, all this amazing natural boast centralizes an area of ​​exuberant lands. It seems that they project their strength transmitting vitality. The Indians of the great Tupi Guarani family, they found in the Yerba Mate a relief to their precarious farmers' worries, discovered their virtues as an infusion. They applied their own science to elaborate it, a science that has transcended in time with similar characteristics. First a process of socacion or safecado, then the barbacua to subject the grass to high temperatures to finish with the selection or grinding. The Jesuit missions were the first to organize the cultivation of Yerba Mate. At present, extensive plantations allow the elaboration demanded by the great demand. Approximately 200 thousand tons are prepared annually, of which 120 thousand are destined for the domestic market and 5,000 for export, for which quota of greater importance is sought. Large establishments process the leaves mechanically and are the stages of origin. Yerba Mate consignee markets in collaboration with the propaganda committee carry out a promotional campaign to increase their consumption in the country and abroad. Large deposits will be enabled in Europe, starting with Spain. True index of the concern to spread the virtues of another authentic Argentine agricultural product.
Date: 1969
Duration: 1 minute 55 seconds
Film code: D-01887

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