The situation of the truckers’ strike that is occurring in a large part of the country is affecting the supply of food in Colombian territory, a problem that has been transferred to prices, since Many agricultural products have increased in value in recent days.
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According to the report on wholesale price components (Sipsa) from Dane, the vegetables and fruits that supply the country are those that have increased their price the most. Some of them are carrots, batavia lettuce, spring onion, creole potato, lulo, cucumber, passion fruit, among others.
If the information is analyzed by supply center, Corabastos in Bogotá is one of the most affected by the truckers’ strike. According to the government of Cundinamarca, this department is the one that has been most impacted by the blockades, and The Corabastos report shows a 55% reduction in the number of vehicles and tons of products arriving at the plant.
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“Vegetables and fruits are the most affected products, with an increase in their prices ranging from 45% to 60% compared to the last week of August,” the governor’s office said.
In detail, Carrots are the product whose price has increased the most until Thursday. According to the daily report from Dane, this vegetable rose 52% in Corabastos alone with a price per kilo of $5,729, compared to the $3,771 recorded last Wednesday.
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Similarly, at the Cavasa headquarters in Cali, This product increased its price by 50% in one day, reaching $2,167. At the Central Mayorista de Antioquia (CMA) in Medellín, this vegetable rose 32% to a value of $2,000.
Overview of Corabastos, in the midst of a freight transporters strike.
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Batavia lettuce is another of the products that has seen the biggest price increases. In the breakdown, this vegetable increased between Wednesday and Thursday in Corabastos by 51% in its value per kilo, reaching $2,271.
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Along the same lines, in the case of Cavasa, curly lettuce increased today by 248%, going from $1,173 on Tuesday to $3,077 in the last record. It should be noted that there was no price data for Wednesday, September 4, at this Cali power plant.
In Medellín, this vegetable showed a 15% variation in its price between yesterday and today, reaching $1,125, compared to $975 registered for Wednesday. It should be noted that this central reported that the entry of products from some areas of the country such as Valle del Cauca and Eje Cafetero has decreased.
Specifically, the entry of loaded vehicles fell by 15%, meaning that around 420 vehicles were allowed in and a total of 2,800 tons of food did not reach the CMA due to the strike.
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Another food item that has seen an increase in the three supply centers is the creole potato. In Corabastos, the tuber increased by 37%, reaching $6,056 per kilo, while in Cali it increased by 67%, reaching $3,500. In Medellín, it is the second product that has increased the most today, with 36% and a cost of $6,413.
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For the Corabastos central, significant increases were identified in foods such as the spring onion or better known as the long onion with 49%as well as beetroot, which increased by 37%, and yuca, which registered increases of 33%. Among the fruits, there is the tree tomato, which increased by 29% between yesterday and today, passion fruit (17%), blackberry (17%) and lulo (15%).
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Meanwhile, The CMA of Medellin assured that due to the truckers’ strike Prices for sweet pepper (33%), green peas (13%), broccoli (25%), white onion (33%), leek (25%), red onion (15%), cilantro (25%), cauliflower (17%), lemon (15%) and Tahiti lemon (15%) increased.
Likewise, in Cali Black potatoes achieved increases of 76%followed by the Tahiti lemon with 73% and the lulo with 53%. Others that increased their price from one day to the next per kilo were: tomato (40%), green peas (31%), passion fruit (26%) and cucumber (23%).
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In the case of the Central de Abastos of Bucaramanga, one of the cities most affected by the truckers’ strike because the department of Santander is isolated due to the blockades, For this Thursday, the largest price increases were in carrots, parsley and coastal yuca.
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In detail, carrots showed an increase of 321%, reaching a price of $8,000 per kilo. Parsley rose 275% to $15,000, while coastal yuca increased 233% to a price of $5,000 per kilo.
“In general, the factor that had the greatest impact on the rise in prices of the items listed here was the decrease in their levels of collection from various areas of origin as a result of the demonstrations by transporters on the occasion of the rise in the price of diesel fuel decreed by the National Government.“l,” the center said.
They added that the protests have restricted the transit of cargo vehicles on different roads and sectors of the country, where Santander is affected by the reduction in the entry of products from the center and south of the country, just as shipments to the northern coast and northeastern Colombia have become more difficult.
