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07/04/2013
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The truck blocked the BR 356, which connects Belo Horizonte (MG) to São João da Barra (RJ) Photo: O Globo / Jornal Hoje em Dia
The truckers' strike - since Monday block roads across the country to protest fuel costs and toll - begins to endear perishables for sale in Rio According to the president of the Commercial Association of Producers and Users Ceasa (Acegri) Waldir de Lemos, on Wednesday, had a lack of items such as potatoes, carrots and cassava, due to blockages in the BR 101 and BR 040, linking Rio to the Holy Spirit and Minas Gerais.
The high average prices reached 25% in Ceasa, on Wednesday, compared to the amounts charged on Wednesday last. The bag with 50 pounds of potatoes smooth from R $ 120 to R $ 150, while the price of lot 20 pounds of cassava rose from R $ 25 to R $ 30. The box was 18 pounds of carrots from R$ 20 to R$ 25. According Waldir if the strike continues, the high may reach 70%, depending on the product.
- Everything will depend on how much merchandise will arrive - Waldir explained.
The increase, however, must reflect, first, the fairs. As president of the Supermarkets Association of the State of Rio (Asserj) Aylton Fornari, we could not feel it in supermarkets for now.
- Inventories are still able to hold down prices. But let's hope this situation will normalize as before - said.
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