October 25, 2022, 12:32 PM
October 25, 2022, 12:32 PM
The markets officially opened their doors from 6 a.m. this Tuesday to supply the Santa Cruz population, which this day begins the fourth day of indefinite unemployment due to the 2023 census. Although the Civic Committee instructed that attention be until 11: 00, the merchants will stay until noon at their posts, they assured.
El Deber made a tour of the different supply centers in the city and was able to verify that the products of the family basket are available. The prices of some products rose between Bs 1 and 2.
In the old Abasto market, the largest number of buyers was concentrated in the meat sales sector, the most requested was beef, which was at Bs 30 a kilo, depending on the cut, and chicken at Bs 13 a kilo.
In the vegetable and fruit stalls the offer was variedthe merchants indicated that the wholesale trucks arrived at dawn.
Another quite crowded place was the Nuevo Abasto market (eighth ring road and La Guardia double lane). There were traffic jams on the main entry and exit routes for buses, taxis and some private vehicles. Where as of 8:00, there was a large influx of people who came to stock up on the place.
While in the new Los Pozos market, the influx of buyers was not the same as in the other supply centers, despite the supply of essential products.
Patricia Vargas, who sells chickens (Bs 13.50 per kilo), indicated that she will still remain at her post until noon and will wait for people to arrive to make their purchases.flush While Some street vendors announced that they will remain in that center until 3:00 p.m.
In the old Los Pozos market, attention is irregular, few stalls opened. Although, the sale started at 4:30 in the morning and will run until 3:00 p.m.
Meanwhile, in the center of the city, sales are irregular. The New Market (Sucre on the corner of Cochabamba) is not attended to, while in the 7 Calles market there are few open stalls. The merchants say that due to the lack of transportation, people cannot get there.
Martha Padilla moved from the Palmasola refinery area to the city center to open her grocery store. “I will attend until noon because we are in favor of the census. We have to supply customers. We make the sacrifice, the government is closed and does not want to give its arm to twist, ”she explained.
