He pig It is still one of the main foods at dinner Christmas Eve in the country, and although its sale has been affordable and easy to obtain for merchantsthe price has recorded a increase compared to last year.
This is how he expressed it Braulio Dislaone of the vendors on the avenue Buenaventura Freitesin Los Jardines del Norte, who explained that for those who buy the pig raw and then sell it, price per pound before he roamed among the 170 and 180 pesoswhile this year it is marketed at 240 pesos the pound.
“It has been affordable and easy to get (the meat) to sell,” he said. Dislapointed out that the increase represents close to a 30%. “To prepare it was bought at a lower price, for example last year it was bought between 170 and now go up 240increased a 30%“he explained.
another seller, Ricardo Nunezindicated that the public price It has also risen, although slightly. “Last year I had him 600 the pound and now 650 to sell to the public,” he said.
Demand is slow
Several traders agree that the sales have not been as dynamic as in previous years.
Jochianother local seller, assured that he currently sells the pound at 600 pesosbut that demand is slow.
“We’re going well, but it’s not flowing like last year. It’s kind of slow this year,” he commented. When asked about the ease of getting he pigexplained that it has not been difficult because there are little production and little sale.
Miguel Maderoalso a seller, shared a similar situation. He indicated that last year, at this time, he had already sold some four pigswhile this year is just beginning.
“Get the pig It wasn’t difficult, but there are few sales and little production compared to the past,” he explained, detailing that the price of pig went from 200 pesos last year about 250 this year for sellers.
The country’s pork production has been affected by the african swine fever (PAA), but two weeks ago, the Minister of Agriculture, Limber Cruz, assured that there would be “between 6% to 8%” more meat than last year, a period in which the institution reported 1,426,040 quintals in total.
For its part, Emilio Cruz summed up the general feeling of the merchants by stating that, although there is a high flow of people in the area, the sale of pig is weak compared to previous years.
In comparison to the reports of Cibao where do they have high flow for sale, and it is more accessible to buy to sell because there is the high production of pigs.
Sellers of Santiago qualified as one of the best sales of recent years recorded on the eve of Christmas Evedespite the rains that have fallen in the city during the last few hours.
According to the sellers, the pound pig is marketed to RD$500 in most of the points of sale of Santiago, 100 to 150 pesos more economical.
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