The Ministry of Agriculture has reported a decrease in the prices of certain food in Chile, which represents relief for consumers’ pockets. According to the Office of Agrarian Studies and Policies (Odepa), this drop in prices has been observed mainly in products such as milk and flour, coinciding with the autumn season.
Minister Esteban Valenzuela highlighted the importance of this reduction of pricesnoting that the country’s abundant wheat production and declining international prices have contributed to the decrease in the cost of flour, a key ingredient to prepare products such as sopaipillas, especially popular during the fall and winter months.
In addition to flour, Valenzuela mentioned the notable decrease in price of oils, with special emphasis on wonder oil, which now costs an average of $2,500 in supermarkets. He also highlighted that the price of whole chicken trutro has remained between $2,600 and $2,800 per kilogram in traditional marketing channels.
Between the food that are experiencing a price reduction is the tomato, which is between eight hundred and one thousand pesos per kilo in the free fairs at the beginning of May. Likewise, the price of potatoes remains between $600 and $800 per kilo in free fairs, with the bag of potatoes (21 kilos) ranging between $12,000 and $15,000 in wholesale markets.
Lastly, the corn is also kept at a price affordable, around $1,400 at fairs, which makes it an excellent option for traditional dishes such as cazuela or porotos con pilco during the fall season. The deputy director of Odepa, Daniela Acuña, shared the optimistic perspective that this downward trend in prices will continue over time, offering economic relief for consumers in Chile.
