Colombia: Chicken and egg prices soared in Antioquia

In recent days, residents of the department of Antioquia have expressed concern about the increase in the price of eggs and chicken, two of the basic products in the basic food basket, and that the money is not enough to buy them. According to the authorities, this variation in costs is a consequence of the economic losses that occurred with the national strike in the country. “He can't stand eating eggs or chicken anymore because it's too expensive, it will have to be rice with water alone because even to buy the sauces and vegetables are expensive,” said Norberto Restrepo, a passerby from Medellín, to Blu Radio. Likewise, food business administrators, such as Doralba Ríos, assured the radio that they also saw the need to raise values: "The situation has been very complicated because we have good customers, we had to increase prices and because of that, customers leave us because of the high cost ”. Chicken, compared to beef, for example, is more affordable for Colombians due to ...