The heat shoots up the prices and consumption of beers and soft drinks in Mexico

“Citizens, faced with this climatic adversity, will be forced to continue with their course, a suffocating and exhausting daily life. People do not bring enough ‘varo (money)’ in their pockets, but they have to quench their thirst,” Anpec said in a statement.

According to the organization, in recent days the consumption of bottled, mineral, and flavored water increased by 56.6%, cola 32.9%, and other soft drinks 9.8%.

However, he stressed that the demand for beer has registered an increase of 80%.

The business organization led by Cuauhtémoc Rivera described the situation in Mexico as “worrying”, since it estimated that there could be a possible shortage of beverages.

On the other hand, he considered that this is a season of gastrointestinal diseases, accompanied by heat strokes and skin burns, while the drought has led to water stress in the national territory, jeopardizing the supply for human consumption and the agricultural production.

“The set of all these elements explains, to a large extent, the increase in the consumption of bottled water, juices, nectars, soft drinks, beers, teas and cold coffees that the population, forced by the heat, is consuming on a large scale,” he concluded. leader of small Mexican merchants.

With information from EFE