Colombia: Agreement to Curb Rising Prices and Speculation in Food

Jan 4, 2016 | Fresh Plaza
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The price of food and the Colombians' personal economy have been affected by the rising dollar, the phenomenon of El Niño, and the structural problem of the last decades as the country lacks crops enabling it to ensure its food sovereignty. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, even though most of the food in the country has had stable price variations, between December 1 and December 20 some domestically produced foods, such as plums, limes, Lebrija mandarins, and guyaba pears, among others, increased by more than 45%.