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After having risen by 19% this year alone, the price of rice may rise even more, which will make the consumption of one of the main products on the Brazilian table prohibitive.
247 – The price of rice, an essential product on the Brazilian table, should rise even more. That’s what Ronaldo dos Santos, president of Apas (Paulista Supermarket Association) said.
He blames the population for the price increase. People would be consuming too much, which would be the determining factor for the price rise. The leader of the supermarket association says that if consumption does not drop, retailers will have to access new stocks and a transfer would be inevitable, says the journalist. Paula Soprana Reporting in Folha de S.Paulo.
The representative of the supermarkets participated in a meeting this afternoon (10) with members of the São Paulo Department of Agriculture, of the food production chain and with Procon-SP, which will inspect the skyrocketing prices of basic food products in commerce retailer. .
Ronaldo dos Santos says that opinion among supermarkets is unanimous that there should be no pricing of any kind and hinted at the possibility of shortages if what he calls “artificial rules” are created.
According to the president of Apas, the understanding of the market is that the rise in prices is a consequence of the macroeconomic environment that involved three main factors: international pressure on raw materials, increased demand and a rise in the dollar, which affects all links of the chain.
The tendency of large supermarket chains is to occasionally limit the number of items that customers can buy in some stores.
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