Chicken sells for up to S/13.5 per kg in Lima markets of Peru

Published 2023년 3월 20일

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The article reports on the current market trends in Lima, Peru, highlighting the normalization of food supply prices with a few exceptions, such as chicken which has seen a significant increase due to scarcity. On the other hand, the price of lemons, which had surged due to transport disruptions caused by heavy rainfall, has now stabilized, returning to pre-disruption levels. This variation in prices reflects the market's response to supply challenges, showcasing the dynamic nature of food pricing in retail markets.
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With information from URPI-LR Although the supply of the main foods has normalized in the Great Wholesale Market of Lima (GMML), and a large part of the products register a downward behavior, the opposite happens with the price of chicken that continues to rise. This Monday, March 20, it reached S/13.50 per kilogram in the capital's retail markets. As La República was able to verify, in the Nueva Aurora de Jesús María market, the meat of this bird rose from S/10 to S/13.5 per kg. While in Market No. 3 in Breña it was sold at S/12.5 per kg. For its part, in the Las Flores Market it reached S/13 per kg. In the Limoncillo del Rímac market, this meat was not sold. Traders claim that the high prices are due to the scarcity of food the price of the bird. For their part, the eggs were sold between S/10 and S/10.50 per kg. Lemon continues to fall in the markets On Monday, March 13, the lemon reached S/16 per kg, after the interruption of the normal supply of citrus in the GMML, as a ...
Source: Larepublica

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