As a relief to the family budget, Luis Galeano, a seller of fruits and vegetables from Juigalpa, described the drop in the price of dad that at the end of 2022 the pound cost between 40 and 45 córdobas in the Central Market of Juigalpa, while in the grocery stores, located on the outskirts of the city, the price exceeded 60 córdobas.
Galeano stated that the potato price dropped and now it is quoted at 30 córdobas per pound; and in grocery stores it does not exceed 35. He did not rule out that with the good harvest that is coming it could reach between 12 and 15 córdobas. This will guarantee that this tuber will reach its original value.
But this week, not everything meant a reduction in perishable products, because tomatoes went from 12 to 17 córdobas per pound. The onion was not far behind and also opens its new value of 30 córdobas per pound. The scarcity of beets does not allow the price to drop and currently it remains at 35 córdobas.
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Carrots have been falling in price and the best quality is between 15, 20 and 25 córdobas on the market. The big cabbage is at 30 and the lemon experienced a historic increase buying the unit in eight córdobas. The mandarin is kept in two córdobas.
The chayote has an affordable price and after it was bought in the Christmas season for up to 20 córdobas, now it is at 10 córdobas, while the median watermelon went from 50 to 130 córdobas, according to Luis Galeano, this is due to the fact that in the department the harvest does not come out, which greatly helps to reduce its value.
The red bean is unreachable
At the other end of the Central Market of Juigalpa, is the section of David Calero (son) and there they are selling a pound of red beans for 36 córdobas, with the threat that as the dry season progresses, it will experience increases and could be located at forty .
Calero presented retinto beans as an alternative for the pocket of consumers, however, the difference with the red one is one cordoba, because it is bought at 35. Despite that price, the demand is low and some are looking for a way to save some money.
The price of a pound of rice is in accordance with its quality and according to Calero, there are from fourteen to twenty córdobas, while the liter of oil is located at 65 córdobas per liter. This merchant presumes a possible rise in the next few days of five córdobas, since since the last three months of 2022 he had been registering ups and downs.
Another grain that has been silently increasing in value is the pound of corn. In the Juigalpa trade, the best quality is bought for 11 córdobas. Sugar is considered a stable product in its price and cents are always applied to it.
Calero acknowledges that, in the first week of January 2023, the oil experienced a reduction in its price, as did the pound of red beans, which registered an excellent supply, but the rainfall in different parts of the central region is preventing it from being sold. raise the crop without problems.
For Don Juan Francisco Calero, a resident of Juigalpa, the prices of basic products are too expensive in this area, despite the fact that it produces grains. “It is not possible that we are buying a pound of red beans for 36 córdobas, when in reality it should be costing between 15 and 20 córdobas,” the buyer said, concerned.
“Imagine, in the surroundings of Juigalpa we produce beans and it is not fair that we are buying the pound at that price. The truth is that every day, merchants take advantage of consumers and modify the price of the products that we consume the most at home, ”he replied.
Cheese and quesillo, a luxury on the table
Calero also questioned the high price of milk derivatives, citing as an example that, in Juigalpa, the departmental capital of Chontales, a pound of dry and fresh cheese is bought at 90 córdobas, while quesillo, a product that kept its price static value, now, is quoted at 110 córdobas.
The citizen urged the regulatory entities to take action against the abuse of the merchants and recalled that some three or four years ago the government directed the Nicaraguan Basic Food Company (Enabas) to sell beans to families at a lower price than in At that time, it was being offered in different establishments in the city, which exceeded 30 córdobas per pound. Today the regime is silent.
By: United Voices
