He Department of agriculture Through a report, he announced the agricultural products that would drop in price by June 2023. Many of them are part of the family basket.
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Added to this is the fact that, according to figures from the National Administrative Department of Statistics (Dane), Conditions in the country have changed and that is why Colombians will see lower prices for food when they go to market.
During the week of May 20-26, 2023, the values of vegetables and fruits were reducedindicated the Price Information System (Sipsa), a Dane tool.
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Some of the products that would drop in price are: white egg, extra red egg, double cream cheese, coastal cheese, sunflower, palm, vegetable and soybean oils, refined sugar.
To these are added fruits like he passion fruit, tahiti lemons and common, the papelillo avocado, the pear guava, the strawberry, the Tommy mango and the gold pineapple.
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According to reports from Yeah, Costs would also be reduced for vegetables such as: beans, beets, paprika, cucumber, onion, squash, cauliflower, green peas in pods, and spinach, among others.
The departments where prices would drop the most, according to Dane, would be Antioquia, Huila, Boyacá, Cundinamarca and Valle del Caucabecause they are in the harvest season of various products.
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However, not all products will have a price reduction: some that would be maintained or increased would be meat, chicken (breast and leg), barley and corn cuchuco, among others.
It must be clarified that although food prices would decrease for June, each city manages its own prices reference.
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