Piura: the cost of transporting food has increased due to the rains

The cost of transporting basic products in Piura increased by 13% due to heavy rains and resulting flooding affecting various highways.

Now Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Piura warns that this increase in costs will drive up food prices for families in the region.

“Given road disruptions due to rain, the cost of transportation has risen because they have to invest more in products from one place to another, in addition to taking other routes or waiting longer to get to their destination, and this affects the entire performance. chain,” Javier Bereke, president of the union, told the Gestión newspaper.

Inflation in Piura was 7.65% in February, below the index Prices national average, but this union indicates that this level will increase in March

A representative of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Piura points out that an egg used to cost three c/1, but now only one is sold at c/1, and a kilogram of potatoes has fallen in price from c/2 to c/9.

“Just like butter went from S/7 to S/9 and now it’s going to S/15, it’s because they products who have to go through the agony of transportation to supply families,” he said.

Impact on the economy

The Piura Chamber of Commerce estimates that the region’s GDP will contract by 2% during the first three months of the year.

Beresh adds that business They are also affected by rains, including in the gastronomic sector, shopping centers and shops with access to the street.

So far, they are estimated to be losing between S$12 million and S$18 million due to shop closures in Piura.

“Pyura is mobilizing around S$60 million a day, entirely from tradethat is, 20-30% of stores that cannot work normally and there is no inflow of money,” he notes.

In addition, it is estimated that in the private sector there is a 30% absenteeism, that is, three out of 10 employees of the enterprise are not going to work.