In Venezuela, fruit and veg prices up 20% per week

As meat, fish, and poultry prices increased, Venezuelan consumers have been choosing to eat more fruits and vegetables. However, this option is becoming harder as fruit and vegetable prices increase. Consumers and vendors of fruits and vegetables at the shops and the Quinta Crespo market agreed that vegetable prices were increasing every week, on average, by 20%. "Depending on the product, vegetable prices increase between 10 and 40% in each weekly dispatch of trucks. Thus, it’s impossible to keep prices stable for the public, which rightly complain," said a salesman from Quinta Crespo who asked not to mention his name. More…