Poultry being rationed by wholesalers
Supermarkets, restaurants, and local “pica pollo” establishments are having a lot of trouble with their supply of poultry both in Santo Domingo and in the rest of the country, apparently because the poultry producers reduced their stocks by some 30% and now fresh killed chickens are selling for RD $65 and RD $70 per pound. Representatives from different sectors that consume poultry products complained that the producers are rationing their supplies by as much as 30% and the gondolas in many supermarkets are sometimes nearly empty. Regarding housewives, the lack of poultry requires them to find other alternatives to chicken, which is the least expensive meat in the Dominican diet.
Dionisio Quinones, the secretary-general of the National Union of Economic Supermarkets, said that their supply has been reduced by between 25% and 30%. One area manager at a Plaza Lama said that they ask for 500 pounds a day of poultry and are barely receiving 100. The owner of a small restaurant on Independence Avenue, Altagracia Paniagua, said that she has had to work miracles in order to obtain a small amount of poultry for her clients. She said that at 8 o’clock in the morning none of her usual suppliers had any chickens left. As a result of the scarcity of poultry in the local market, other products such as eggplant, beef and pork are going up in price.
Source: Dr1, Elnacional
April 8, 2018
Category: DR News |