Bolivia: Chicken, cheese and egg record an upward trend in the days of the Holy Week religious holiday

In the countdown to the celebration of the religious faith of Holy Week, chicken meats, cheeses and eggs registered an upward variation in the main markets and neighborhood stores in the capital Santa Cruz. Thus, in the old Abasto market - meat sector -, the chicken traders consulted realized that the price fluctuates from Bs 15.50 to 16 per kilo. Three weeks ago, Mairana farms were traded at 13 and the B Sofia B brand at 12.50. The price readjustment also transcends dams. The kilo of breast rose from Bs 16 to 21; leg, from Bs 14 to 18; and wings, from Bs 17 to 20. In neighborhood stalls and grocery stores, chicken meat usually costs Bs 16 and 17 per kilo. Without frequency, it is worth Bs 18 and 19. According to the president of the Association of Poultry Broilers (Avipar), Winston Ortiz, the increase in prices is a consequence of the wrong policies in the management of the pandemic by the authorities of the three levels of government that markets and restaurants and discouraged ...