Written in ECONOMY he 6/18/2024 · 11:26 am
Last update: 6/18/2024 · 11:38 am
The tacossoupy dishes and seafood cocktails and many other dishes They are at risk of including cilantro due to the high cost and the fact that it tends not to go down in the short term.
Rolls of traditional aromatic herb skyrocketed and in main markets such as La Merced and the Central de Abastosales fell due to prices.
“The other week it was 600 and 800 pesos and right now because of the drought there is no water, and we don’t know if tomorrow it can go down or if it can go up more because there is no water, that’s what’s happening right now; “The sale of taqueros is in danger because they no longer buy cilantro as much.”
“Normally it was 80 or 100 pesos; “About two or three years ago, the most that cilantro rose was 200 pesos and now it is between 600 and 800 pesos.”, explained Carolina, a vendor who has been at the La Merced market for 20 years..
What does a taco taste like without cilantro!
Despite the high cost of cilantro, this product should be in the tortilla, in tacos, since it is an ingredient that gives a special touch to the palateassured the taquero Gabriel in the Doctores neighborhood.
“Cilantro is very expensive, it is through the roof but what do we do, it is part of the taco, we have to put it in the taquitos If not, it doesn’t taste…it’s very expensive, it’s more expensive than meat…it was 100 pesos and now it’s through the roof at about 500 pesos.”highlighted the seller.
This situation affects thousands of prepared food merchants who find themselves in the need to buy expensive cilantro. and sell their producers at a price, but with less quantity of this delicious herb.
The price of the roll does not change much between markets and even in supply centers.since water scarcity influences the activity of producers who set the price of their product.
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