After heightening the geopolitical tension resulting from the invasion of Russia to UkraineUP Administration professor and researcher Angie Higuchi explains that food insecurity will intensify globally. Higuchi points out that when the productive work of Ukraine and Russia, the main actors in the food marketing business, pauses, inflation – already high in recent months – […]
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Dollar: why are the prices of some products still high despite the drop in the exchange rate?
Despite the fact that the dollar has fallen by -6.04% thanks to the solid macroeconomic fundamentals, the consumer has expressed his discomfort at not seeing that the fall in the safe haven currency is transferred to the prices of food and basic necessities. Given this concern, experts consulted by La República specify that lower prices […]
Chicken and fish prices maintain a downward trend
By Fernando Cuadros/URPI in various markets of Metropolitan LimaThe Republic was able to observe that the price of food such as chicken and fish has been reduced considerably compared to previous months. During the past year, for example, chicken exceeded peaks of S/ 10 per kilogram, but now it can be found from S/ 5.50 […]
Oil and fuels, products that increased prices the most in 2021
The Consumer’s price index (CPI) is an indicator that measures the evolution of prices in goods and services during a certain period of time. Inflation, so far this year, has risen at levels not seen in a long time, affecting the pockets of the population. According to the latest report from National Institute of Statistics […]
Price of a kilo of turkey reaches S / 16 a few weeks before the Christmas holidays
As the first days of December pass, the price of a kilogram of turkey in the markets of metropolitan Lima reaches an average of S / 16. This media corroborated that at points such as Millenium Market from Breña and the Los Andes Market in El Agustino, the kilo of turkey reaches peaks of S […]
FAO: World food prices reach their highest level since 2011
World food prices rose strongly in October to reach their highest level since July 2011, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced on Thursday. The FAO food price index increased 3% compared to September, to 133.2 points. In year-on-year terms, the increase is 31.3%, the organization said in a statement. The indicator, which measures […]
Bonus to formal workers would cost S / 175 million per month
The Government announced that they will continue with the policy of granting direct subsidies to household pockets to reactivate domestic demand, in line with the rise in prices of basic products. Thus, the premier Mirtha Vásquez reported on Monday that they will give temporary support of S / 70 per month to formal workers concentrated […]