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The Consumer Ombudsman has reported that an investigation will be launched to confirm the price increase of soft hard cheeses and speculate responsibility.
Ricardo Salazar, a spokesman for the agency, assured that according to a study conducted by the agency, the price of soft-hard cheese was between $3.50 and $3.75 a pound until last December. did not reveal how much this increase in food amounted to.
“We are starting an investigation. In this case, we need information from our suppliers so that we can establish costs that can justify the price increase,” he said.
According to a price report published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), on November 30th last year soft hard cheeses were priced at $3.60 a pound, while on January 4th 2023 they will be around $3.68 a pound in central San Salvador. was.
The information suggests that in early 2023, a bottle of cream will rise from $2.87 to $2.93 and quesillo will rise by $0.02 from $2.41 to $2.43, while fresh cheese will drop $0.21 to sell at $2.47. indicates that the
Salazar urged merchants to keep their accounts in order so that when inspected by the Ombudsman, they could justify information if price increases were detected.
He recalled that fines can be about 500 times the minimum wage if speculative violations are confirmed.
Source: Diario.Elmundo