economy
Precio de la leche baja luego de caída del dólar paralelo: el kilo pasa de 16 a 12 dólares
En un local de Catia el precio de la bolsa de 900 gramos de leche se ubicaba en 4.940 bolívares, equivalentes a 14,19 dólares, mientras que otros venden el mismo producto entre 11 y 13,5 dólares
TL;DR
- Powdered milk prices have started to stabilize in Venezuela after a sharp rise in early January.
- Prices reached up to $16 per kilo, coinciding with the parallel market dollar reaching 900 bolívares.
- As of January 21st, prices were observed between $12 and $14 per kilo in Caracas.
- Some consumers noted a decrease, but prices are still higher than in December.
- The price of a 900-gram bag of milk was observed at 4,940 bolívares, equivalent to approximately $14.19.
- Beef prices also increased significantly in early January, reaching up to $20 per kilo, but have since fallen to around $12.
- The President of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, highlighted the drop in the parallel dollar from over 900 to below 400 bolívares.
- Rodríguez urged merchants to reduce prices proportionally to protect consumer purchasing power.
- He criticized merchants for raising prices when the dollar rises but failing to lower them when it falls.