Conveagro: the price of Peruvian vegetable increases due to shortage
Vegetables
Peru
Published Nov 13, 2020
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According to the agrarian union, the rise in the price of vegetables is not due to the political crisis that originated from the presidential vacancy, but rather from the shortage of products.
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The National Convention of Peruvian Agro (Conveagro) warned about the increase in the price of vegetables and vegetables in the markets of the capital, which causes great concern among citizens. The president of said union organization, Clímaco Cárdenas, said that the rise in the price of vegetables is not due to the political crisis that originated from the presidential vacancy, but because of the shortage of products. “Three months ago it was registered that there were no longer markets for vegetables, so some farmers went bankrupt and others opted for other products. So today there is less supply and that affects the price, "he said. In the Great Wholesale Market of Lima, Chinese onion that cost S / 1.50 reached S / 12 per bundle, while celery went from S / 5 to S / 30 and broccoli from S / 2 to S / 3. Likewise He pointed out that the agrarian strike in the small north of the country impacted on the costs of basic foodstuffs, because the trucks with the products do not arrive ...
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