According to a recent survey by Consumidores Libres, in AMBA retail stores, the price of a kilo of tomato marked a strong variation in prices according to neighborhoods. While in some neighborhoods they were around $230 pesos (Recoleta) and La Plata ($249), others had strong increases that reached $530 pesos. The neighborhood with the most expensive price was in Palermo, which reached $530 pesos.
in conversation with Scope, Hector Polino, Director of Free Consumers gave more details of the phenomenon: “In the first fortnight of January, according to the Survey, it went from $230 pesos to $290. With an increase of 26.9% in the City of Buenos Aires. But in some places it was sold at 350 and 380 and 500 pesos”.
Carolina Suárez, consumer specialist added other variables in consultation with Ambit: “Minor aspects such as lack of labor also have an influence, since it is difficult to generate new interest as well as those who are absent for vacations or are isolated”.
“The strong heat, the difficulties in moving the product to the sales centers and all of that generated an increase in the cost structure that was transferred to prices. In general, when the price of a certain product increases, it is very difficult for it to go down., but everything will depend on consumption. If consumers stop buying tomatoes because of their high prices, their prices will go down.” In an inflationary economy, the role of the consumer must be preponderant.
Both, consulted by the media, recalled that in 2007 and 2012 there was a boycott of tomato purchases due to excessive price increases. “The results were very positive,” Polino explained.
Others food They also had strong increases: this is the case of green leaves (spinach, lettuce and chard, among others, are being strongly affected, which complicates their harvest and could also affect the price), sugar (increase of 4, 79%), Swiss chard in package (+11.11%) and apples (4.17%).
Suárez points out, in any case, that in the wholesale market a decline has already begun: “Today in the Central Market in the wholesale market there is a significant drop. Little by little it will be accommodated like all price jumps” being marketed around $180 pesos.
The best advice for consumers is to wait until the market settles down.
Source From: Ambito
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