Peru is the South American country with the highest rate of food insecurity. In 2022, 16.6 million Peruvians were in this condition. Mariana Escobar, representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Peru, tells us about it. The outlook is not encouraging. What are the forecasts for this year of […]
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Emolienteros evaluate increasing the price of the traditional drink and demand support from the Government
Due to the rise in prices of the basic family basket, the emollienteros evaluate increasing the price of the glass of this traditional drink at S/2.00. This was confirmed by Edgar Sáenz, president of the National Federation of Emolienteros and Allied of Peru (Fentep). In an interview with RPP, the leader argued that the prices […]
Chicken price would fall in June: what factors does a greater decrease depend on?
The price of a kilo of chicken remains elusive to the pocket of citizens after exceeding S/12 in the retail markets of Lime and various cities in the country. In a context in which the dollar is falling, many wonder if the cheap exchange rate influences a reduction in the price of this food. However, […]
Dollar price down: will the price of food and fuel fall?
The good moment that the Peruvian sol is going through, as it appreciates during the last three months against the dollarhas caused many to wonder if the cheap exchange rate will have a positive impact on the economy Peruvian, especially in the price of foodwhich daily affects the pocket of thousands of Peruvians. How does […]
What are the products most affected by the reduction, when the price goes up and the content goes down?
Some users of the social networks They denounced days ago that certain food products, such as the Gloria milk jar or Don Vittorio noodles, have reduced their content, but their price has risen. This practice, known as reduflation, has been denounced by the Peruvian Association of Consumers and Users (Aspec) because it harms the economy […]
FAO: World food prices rose for the first time in a year in April
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) revealed on Friday that the reference index of international prices of food products increased for the first time in a yeardue to the rise in prices such as sugar, meat and rice. The entity attached to the UN stressed that “the food price index that […]
Chicken price reaches S/13.9 in markets
The price of chicken has increased by more than 8% so far in April. In the first fortnight it was sold in less than S/12.5 per kilogram and from the third week it exceeds S/13 per kilo in retail establishments of Metropolitan Limaaccording to the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (midagri). The meat of […]
Chicken sells for up to S/13.5 per kg in Lima markets
With information from URPI-LR Although the supply of the main foods has normalized in the Great Wholesale Market of Lima (GMML), and a large part of the products register a downward behavior, the opposite happens with the price of chicken which continues to rise. This Monday, March 20, it reached S/13.50 per kilogram in the […]
Lemon price drops and reaches S/8 in markets for wholesale stock
After the supply of the Great Wholesale Market of Lima (GMML) fell by 31% on Monday, March 13, and prices will rise more than 13% on average, the daily income of food and its costs have been normalizing during the week points Christian Garaydirector of Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation of Midagri Policies. “On March 15, […]
Lemon price increased by 19% due to rains in the north, according to the BCRP
So far in March, the lemon price It has increased by around 19% as a result of the heavy rains that are registered in the north of the country, revealed the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). However, the entity explained that this rise will be temporary because this behavior is due to a conjunctural […]