The absence of rain is already beginning to make various staple products more expensive in the markets, which generated an increase in the cost of basic family basket. Yesterday, for example, in the ex-Malteria wholesale market, the cost of white yungay, mariva, cancan, and perricholi potatoes was already S/2.50 per kilo, while the native potato among the Peruvian, Huayro, and Huamantanga varieties is S/5.50 and S/6, said the delegate of the potatoes section of the wholesale market, César De La Cruz Ramos.
The 50-cent bundle of spinach went up to S/1.50, cilantro to S/2, Chinese onion to S/1.50, and celery to S/1. “Vegetables are scarce and their prices have risen because there is no rain, this directly affects housewives who no longer have enough to buy,” said Rosa Chihuán, a vegetable and vegetable trader.
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weekly expense
“The money is not enough, before with S/150 I bought for the week, but now the minimum expense is S/200, beef is S/15 and S/18 per kilo, chicken is S/9, vegetables they went up, with the basic salary it is not enough, we have to do other jobs,” said César Anaya. For her part, Rosa Quiñones pointed out that she spends at least S / 250 for the week’s purchases, despite the fact that she seeks a lower price in the wholesale market.
The worst of the situation in the markets is that production in the valley has dropped and what is there must be divided both for the population of this area and for the supply centers of Lima.
“Before, up to 20 trucks with products arrived daily, now only 4 to 5 trucks arrive. The little production that reaches the wholesaler is transported to Lima and there is very little left for Huancayo,” the merchants stated.
Due to the increase in basic necessities, housewives suffer more every day, since the money is not enough for them to make the purchases of the week, because everything went up in price.
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Products leave mostly for Lima
The worst of the situation in the markets is that production in the valley has dropped and what is there must be divided both for the population of this area and for the supply centers of Lima.
“Before, up to 20 trucks with products arrived daily, now only 4 to 5 trucks arrive. The little production that reaches the wholesaler is transported to Lima and there is very little left for Huancayo,” the merchants stated.
Due to the increase in basic necessities, housewives suffer more every day, since the money is not enough for them to make the purchases of the week, because everything went up in price.
