Argentina: Ambulant market, new trend among government officials

A few days ago in Bichos de Campo we told us that it seemed strange to us that the Secretary of Internal Trade, Paula Español, inaugurated a new program to promote popular fairs, since an initiative called "The Market in your neighborhood" already existed in the national government. dedicated precisely to promoting a rapprochement between producers and consumers, so that some can access fair prices and the others cheaper food. After announcing its brand new marketing program called “Mercado Federal Ambulante” in mid-April in the municipality of Quilmes, Español this week repeated that ceremony in Morón, where this direct sales system was installed for the first time. Itinerant food trucks arrive in this program that sell 5-kilo bags of fruits, vegetables and seasonal vegetables at wholesale prices, but will soon incorporate other fresh foods, including meats. We thought that everything would stop there: it is not bad either that the national government duplicates its efforts to ...