The price triples: Shortage of squid affects merchants and customers in Peru

Published 2024년 10월 8일

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The article highlights the significant increase in the price of squid in Peru, reaching 24 soles per kilogram due to a severe shortage coupled with high demand. This scarcity has led to the use of alternative species by merchants and restaurant owners. The scarcity has sparked public anger, with claims pointing to Chinese vessels as the cause, despite claims by the Peruvian Navy that these vessels operate in international waters. The unauthorized extraction of over 50 thousand tons of squid by nearly 600 Chinese vessels has resulted in economic losses exceeding 80 million dollars.

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The price of squid has shot up to 24 soles per kilogram in the different markets of the country. The scarcity of this marine fruit and the high demand that remains, has forced merchants and restaurateurs to use species such as the Argentine jiba to replace the product. This crisis continues to generate unrest in the population that points to Chinese vessels as those responsible. Elizabeth Peralta: letter of a person sentenced for drug trafficking found during a raid According to a report by institutions in the fishing sector, nearly 600 Chinese vessels managed to extract more than 50 thousand tons of squid from the Peruvian sea. This activity, which would be outside the framework of the law, has caused economic losses that would exceed 80 million ...

Source: Apnoticias