The price of squid is skyrocketing in Peru; are Chinese companies responsible?

Sellers are reporting that Chinese vessels are illegally extracting squid, which has caused a drastic increase in prices, exceeding 24 soles per kilo. Read also: https://larazon.pe/juanes-sorprende-al-preparar-ceviche-en-miami/ The situation in the markets of Piura has become worrying, since for more than a month and a half, sellers have not been able to offer one of the mollusks most appreciated by Peruvian families: squid. This product, which used to be a basic and accessible food, has disappeared from the shelves due to the increase in its price, leaving merchants without merchandise and consumers without access to an essential resource. “The population asks for squid, but there is none; “They are taking it to another place because we are looking for something to sell, but we can’t find anything,” declared one of the vendors of the Association of Retail Merchants in Possession of the Antonio Leigh Rodriguez Market (Acomipomaler) to Maribel Mendo of La República. The merchants ...