Speculation? Food prices increase in the Santa Anita wholesale market in Peru

Merchants and customers of the Santa Anita wholesale market have reported a significant increase in food in the area, as reported by ATV. Thus, the bundle of Chinese onion went from cost S / 2 to S / 15 from one day to the next. The same case occurs regarding celery: its price is close to S / 20 when it was previously at S / 3. For its part, lettuce varies between S / 20 and S / 40, despite the fact that a few days ago S / 10 was paid to acquire it. "The price depends on the quality," mentioned a trader. “All the vegetables have risen in price, all the products that come from the mountains. What is from here, from Lima, they have not attended to any farm ", he highlights. It is worth mentioning that parsley and cilantro are scarce in this trade center. Likewise, spinach reached S / 2.50 per kilo and varies according to quality. "Celery, beets, cilantro and parsley, all those products from Lima have risen in price, because they have increased the price for us," the sellers ...