With information from Kevinn García/La República So far this year, the average price of chicken has continued to increase. According to the Supply and Price System of the Ministry of Agrarian Development (Midagri), per kilo of the bird went from S/10.38 in January to S/12.05 in the retail markets – that is, the closest and […]
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“Increasingly more complicated”, the Argentine food sector resigns itself to inflation
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The usual coming and going of carts loaded with boxes of fruits and vegetables each morning in the Buenos Aires Central Market seems to happen to him like a great earthquake announced the unbridled increase in inflation in Argentinawhere the price of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 14.3% in September. “This is going to […]
Food prices grew by 28% in the second quarter of the year
The unit price of the food that make up the family basket grew 28% in the second quarter of the year. While the consumption of Peruvian households rose by 1.7% in value and up to 11.8% in volume. In addition, the purchase frequency went from 80 to 86 times, but with lower volumes per occasion […]
Rice price shoots up and reaches its highest level in 15 years
The price of rice in Asia has reached its highest level in almost 15 years due to growing concerns about world supply and the impact that the drought could have on Thai production, Bloomberg Line reported. This situation could be aggravated by the fact that India, one of the largest exporters, has imposed restrictions on […]
The first fertilizer plant in Peru will be built in Piura and will generate more than 10,000 jobs
Piura. With 104 votes in favor and zero against, bill 3138-2022 was approved, which declares the construction of the phosphate rock fertilizer plant in the Piura region. The author of this bill is Congresswoman Maricruz Zeta Chunga, who highlighted the benefits of this forceful approval. Regarding this, she said that it will be the first […]
Inflation will be above 3% in 2023, according to Citibank
By the end of 2022, an inflation rate of 8.46% was reported in Metropolitan Lima, the highest recorded in 30 years, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI). By April of this year, it has fallen to 7.97%, one of the lowest percentages in the last 12 months. At the end of […]
World food prices fall 20.5% in March, according to the FAO
World food prices registered a 20.5% drop in March compared to the record set a year ago due to the effect of the war in Ukraine, but they are still “very high”, the FAO reported on Friday. In relation to the previous month, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) index, which measures a […]
Inflation: what are the foods that rose the most in price in March?
The National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) reported that the consumer price index, an indicator that measures inflation in the country, grew 1.25% in March 2023, the highest figure recorded in a year, taking into account that it only grew 0.29% in February and 0.23% in January. The monthly result was mainly influenced by […]
Inflation in five cities exceeded 1% in February, according to INEI
The price index in Metropolitan Lima, in the second month of the year, advanced by 0.29%. While at the national level it was 0.49% and reached an annual variation of 8.65%. The southern areas are the most affected by the rise in products. Of the 26 main cities in the country, some five exceeded 1% […]
FAO: world food prices continued to fall in January
World food prices fell in January for the tenth consecutive month, reported today the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), which also published its forecasts for the supply of cereals, which will remain scarce in 2023. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks the monthly evolution of international prices for a basket […]