With support from Omar Coca, Rosario Rojas and Bárbara Mamani from URPI-LR
A team of The Republic He visited seven markets in Metropolitan Lima to find out the price of lemon, onion, as well as other foods for daily consumption. It is worth remembering that although inflation continues to decline and stood at 5.58% in August, according to the INEI, this indicator measured only in food is at 11.02%.
In the markets of San Juan de Lurigancho, Rímac, Chorrillos, Villa El Salvador and San Juan de Miraflores, the price of a kilo of lemon is between S/12.00 and S/16.00, a product that until August registered an increase of 70%, which put in check not only housewives, but cevicherías that use it as the main ingredient in their dishes.
In some markets like Villa Sur, merchants choose not to display prices visibly so as not to alienate customers, while in San Pedro, vendors encourage users to buy for 1/4.
The onion is between S/3.50 and S/9.00 in retail markets, registering a variation of approximately S/1.00 compared to previous days. Tomatoes are between S/3.00 and S/4.50, and carrots are sold for up to S/2.50.
On the other hand, chicken, one of the meats most consumed by Peruvians, It is between S/6.50 and S/8.50 per whole kilo. While the eggs are available between S/8.50 and S/10.00.
Source: Larepublica
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