Lima’s wholesale market saw 12% fewer products

Today Large Wholesale Market of Lima (GMML) wrote down 12% less food incomeThis is stated in the message of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri). This means that if over the past four Wednesdays an average of 4,417 tons of agricultural products have been received, today 3,885 tons have been received.

Low income appears a few hours after inter-provincial carriers suspend their stop, but it was also recorded yesterday, the second day of the strike, when GMML received 9.7% less food compared to the last 4 Tuesdays.

Lower potato income was also felt, with 1,858 tons off Tuesday, down 4.8% from the last four weeks, and 18.3% off today; that is, out of 1478 medium tons for the last four Wednesdays, 1208 tons have arrived today.

paro had no effect

This abbreviation may lead us to believe that it is related to carrier strikebut Javier Marchese, president of the National Union of Heavy Carriers, recalled that his union suspended its protest last Sunday.

“We suspended on Sundaythe reason why food is not coming in is because the GMML has an oversupply of food and that is why they did not mobilize, I understand that they were waiting for the overstock in Lima to end,” the leader explained.

For her part, vegetable merchant Lourdes Lozano said they had no problems with supplies over the past three days, but low population influx persisted. “Sales are usually low in winter, other products rise depending on the season, such as broccoli, spinach or corn”- said the seller.

Nine goods raise prices, but twelve more fell

Midagry also reported raised prices on nine products. Green peas rose from S/0.30 to S/40, garlic also rose from S/5.63 to S/5.70. As for potatoes, the price of huamantanga rose from S/2.13 to S/2.38, yellow from S/2.58 to S/2.75.

However, the prices of the other twelve products decreased from 0.10 to 0.70s. S/2.33.