Prices rise amid protests, but Midagri says there is no shortage

This morning they entered Large Wholesale Market of Lima about 7,628 tons of food, 10% less than in previous weeks, amid roadblocks.

Only at the wholesale level, there is an increase in prices for 16 of the 26 main products sold at the Big Market of the capital, and hiking up to S/1.63 per kilogram per day.

Data from the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) show that the largest increase was recorded for lemon, which rose from S/1.96 to S/3.59; peas, which rose from 7.63 to 8.63 spires per kilogram; vanilla, which rises from S/3.30 to S/3.90; and corn, which increases from S/2.56 to S/2.80.

Similarly, prices also rose to S/0.20 today. Prices potato varieties such as yungay, uniq, huamantanga and yellow, due to the fact that the supply of tuber was reduced by 26.4%.

In terms of regions, several markets are reporting lower supplies due to roadblocks. The Moshoqueque market in Lambayeque notes that it was only 15% stocked in recent days, while Puno markets report that various fruits and vegetables are worth twice their regular price.

The RPP report indicates that, for example, in Puno, the price of a pumpkin has risen from 4c/c per kilogram to 5c/. Tomatoes used to cost 2c/, but now they cost C/4 when it was C/2. The value of beans has gone up from C/5 to C/7, and the kilogram of potatoes in the area has gone up from C/1 to C/2.

Despite this, the Minister of Agriculture Nelli Paredesclaims that there is still no shortage in the markets.

“There is a supply of at least 5 days in Lima. There is no shortage in the regions yet,” he told RPP.

As for the rise in prices in Lima, Paredes notes that this is a reaction to assumption merchants.

“I want to call the merchants so that they do not speculate on prices, there is food and they somehow speculate on prices. Most of the food that comes into Lima comes from the central zone of the country, in this zone we did not have big blockades, trucks with supplies entered, and we have areas near Lima where vegetables and some fruits are grown, ”he commented in the Ampliacion de Noticias Regional.

For its part, the Peruvian Agricultural Convention (Conveagro) notes that products from the southern regions have shown the highest price increase and that there is a shortage in Lima of some products coming from the south of the country, such as potatoes, olluco and some vegetables from such regions, like Cusco and Puno.