What we pay for vegetables is up to 14 times more than what the producer receives

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"The most abusive cases have been in the lemon, where the price has been multiplied by 14.1 since he left the field of the producer" the detailed report . ] "The orange, with a multiplication of 11 times, garlic and pear (7.9 times) and mandarin (7.6 times)" .

Thus, in June, the consumer paid gondola an average of 5.28 times greater than what the producer received. "This is the fourth consecutive month that this gap is increasing" continues the report

Food inflation has accelerated in recent weeks as a result of the devaluation peso. fast in the values ​​of exportable products because its sale abroad is more advantageous, prices on the domestic market feel the pressure.

Meanwhile, Indec will release the June Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Tuesday The rise of the dollar over the past few months has impacted prices and, as a result, the Last month's inflation should be between 3 and 3.5%, according to private estimates.