The Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages category had an increase of 1.93%, the division that in turn represents the greatest incidence in the variation of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in general, with an incidence of 0.5133. According to data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE)so far this year the increase was 8.1% and if the last 12 months are taken into account, it was 13.07%.
Vegetables, tubers and legumes showed the most significant increases, 6.7% on average, with the brown (33.79%), tomatoes (26.95%) and carrots (20.90%) leading with the most important increases compared to March.
Fruits also recorded increases with specific cases such as apples (19.38%) and oranges (6.22%) above the average for the category, which was 5.23%.
The rise in this type of product was strongly influenced in recent months by the effects of the drought, which generates direct problems in the production of many foods. In some cases, the government even encourages imports to guarantee supply in the gondolas.
The milk and other dairy products saw increases of 2.66%, while the eggs they increased by 10.11% in the context of the spread of bird flu in the country.
From the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP) They estimate, however, that in the coming weeks there should be a correction in the values of fruit and vegetables.
“The value of the vast majority of fruits and vegetables is already trending downward. There are products that dropped a lot, it’s a matter of time and that the offer is recomposed,” he said. Nicholas ChiesaGeneral Director of the MGAP Farm.
“Tomatoes are expensive today, but a downward trend is coming. The heat waves that occurred destroyed the clusters. There is a period that failed, today there is a lack of tomato, there is a lack of tomato in the region, they are trying to import and it is not possible ”, he explained.
Source: Ambito
