Paiteña onion, lemon, and beans; the products that increase in price the most in Ecuador

Essential products of the basic basket continue with rising prices, according to inflation data for September 2023, published by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC). The report, published on October 5, 2023, shows that the product that rose the most during September was the paiteña onion, which had an increase of 56.2% compared to the same month of 2022. So far this year, the price of the Paiteña onion has increased by 64%. According to sellers at the Iñaquito Market, in the north of Quito, the Paiteña onion has begun to drop in price in the last two weeks. In this market you can buy six paiteña onions for USD 1. While in a Santa María supermarket, in the north of Quito, a pound of paiteña onion is USD 1.46 and pearl onion is USD 1.12. Lemon is another product on the constant rise, with an increase of 51.3% in September, compared to the same month of the previous year. But in the case of lemon, the increase has been more pronounced, since between January and ...