Since the beginning of the conflict in the Middle East, the price of the basic food basket has continued to increase, as production and transport costs have also skyrocketed.
In the markets, the Consumers increasingly feel the difference when purchasing.
Over the last month the green diesel, used in fishing vessels, has been increasing. Rising fuel prices are making the work of those who make a living from fishing even more difficult.
“Our fishing is becoming unsustainable, because we increasingly have to fish further away and stay at sea for longer”, analyzed Alfredo Coentrão, a boat master”.
From the sea to the Matosinhos market, the difference in the price of raw materials is increasingly visible.
Os traders guarantee that for now there have been no changes in the pricebut they fear that it could happen.
The food basket, monitored by DECO PROteste, has never been so expensive.
It now costs 13 euros more than at the beginning of the year, and the Tomato is among the products that have become more expensive.
Traders at Mercado do Livramento, in Setúbal, talk about widespread increases in fruits, vegetables and also meat.
“We try to adjust our margins according to people’s monthly budget”, explained Ricardo Neves, owner of a butcher’s shop in the Saino market.
Another war with global impactwhich requires new management of the family budget.
