![]() “A lot of the food products are showing scarcity,” traders representative Gustavo Ladino told radio station RCN. The situation in the capital Bogota is more serious, according to local traders. This price hike is not just due to the strike, but also because some traders inflate their prices using the strike as an excuse, said Mariaca.Ī local meat wholesaler told El Colombiano that the arrival of cattle for food production has dropped 30% which has resulted in meat prices not seen this high in years. ![]() The spokesperson reported no significant shortages in food supplies.Īccording to newspaper El Colombiano, the products that have increased in value the most are the most basic products like potatoes, whose price in Medellin has gone up 37.5% since the end of February. ![]() “Food prices have increased between 10% and 15% because of the strike,” Daniel Alberto Mariaca of Medellin main food distribution center told Colombia Reports. Non-striking truckers have suffered tens of thousands of dollars in damage, according to Sanin who claimed that more than 300 windshields have been smashed.Īs a consequence of the 60% reduction in transport capacity and the turtle trails, food distribution centers in both Bogota and Medellin have begun reporting increases in food prices and in some cases shortages in food supplies. The cost of the strikeĬolfecar director Fabio Sanin told Caracol Radio that road transport collapsed 40% due to the strike. However, as strikers grow inpatient, some have begun “turtle trails,” caravans of trucks that drive over key transport routes at a speed of 10 to 15 miles an hour.Īccording to transport association Colfecar, the strikes are becoming increasingly violent. Initially, the truckers parked their vehicles on the side of highways. Truckers began their “national crusade for truckers’ dignity” on February 23 after talks with the government over adjusted freight rates and improved retirement conditions failed.Ĭolombia truckers on strike to demand lower freight rates, better retirement conditions A trucker strike that has kept approximately 40% of trucks off the road in Colombia is beginning to cause food shortages and increased food prices in Bogota and Medellin.
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