China News Service, March 24. According to Peru's "Gazette", data from the Price and Supply System (Sisap) of the Peruvian Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (Midagri) showed that on the 23rd local time, the average price of chicken per kilogram in Peru rose to 6.77 sols. , 1 cable higher than 10 days ago.
Retail prices for chicken have risen even higher, with more than 10 sols for a kilogram in the San Martín de Porres market, 8.7 sols in the B-area market in San Juan de Miraflores, and 8.7 sols in the Jesús María market, the report said. , the price is about 10.5 soles.
On the other hand, according to Osinergmin's Facilito portal, in some areas of Lima, a 10kg gas tank costs close to 70 soles.
For example, a gas tank costs 67.90 Sols in Surquillo, 67.70 Sols in Pachacámac and 66.10 Sols in Surco.
Economist Jorge Gonzalez explained that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has already had an impact on prices.
"Around the world, because of the war, the prices of fuel, wheat and soybeans in the world are going up," he said. "Inflation expectations are going up because people are starting to panic, freight rates are going up, fertilizer prices are going up, that's why potatoes, sweet potatoes and other products are going up in price," he said. Prices have started to rise."
Scotiabank raised its inflation forecast for Peru this year to 6.4 percent from 4.2 percent.
"The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has been impacting commodity prices such as oil, grain and fertilizer, and this, coupled with problems in the supply chain, is having a material impact on local gasoline and food prices," Scotiabank noted.
In addition, Scotiabank expects the Peruvian economy to expand by 5% in February, and growth in March is expected to be lower than the record recorded in February.
On the other hand, Jorge Gonzalez argues that governments should not consider "control or subsidies" when faced with rising prices, as subsidies would benefit those with more resources more.