In Bolivia, meat traders march this Monday due to the price increase

Digital Page Seven The meat traders announced a march for this Monday in Santa Cruz, against the price increase and the poor quality that they say are suffering for the product, and in search of an increase in the price of the good for the final consumer. The Government, for its part, assured that there is a sufficient supply of beef in the country, so there is no excuse for the increase. "We have been suffering from this rise in prices since last year. In that course we have had a rise (in price) of five Bolivians. We have been holding these last months and now we are forced to raise it, because it is unsustainable," he said. Juan Chipana, executive secretary of the Departmental Federation of Butchers of Santa Cruz. "This lies in the rise (of the price) of live cattle and the kilo of hook. It begins with the ranchers and ends with the detail that reaches the market with a price difference between five and six Bolivianos," he added in Bolivisión. You can also read: Emapa will ...