Fight inflation fairly
It’s Tuesday and housewife Miriam Suastégüi Pérez is getting ready to go shopping at the La Campestre tianguis, located in the neighborhood of the same name in the municipality of Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico.
As we board the passenger truck that circulates both through the municipality of Nezahualcóyotl in the State of Mexico, and some neighborhoods in Mexico City, the woman shares that her pantry for the preparation of her food is carried out three to four times a week. week, and for this he allocates between 300 to 600 pesos. “Vegetables are the main thing that I buy throughout the week, since I buy tomatoes, tomatoes, onions, potatoes, more than anything.”
“And if I go out to the tianguis, I look for the offers that also vary and depend on the place, the quality of the vegetables or the fruit,” says the 39-year-old woman and mother of two minors.
The housewife shares that inflation has forced her to decide between one product or another, “for example, if I had 200 pesos a day, I could cook a complete meal consisting of soup, stew, rice and beans, but with the price increase, or I buy the beans or the rice, one of the two”.
“Beans are expensive, and I buy American-style beans in bulk. Another example is oil, and I consume the cheap one, but it already costs 38.50 pesos”, he says.
“The lemon güerita is down!”, “Come on, here are the barateros!”, Are some of the cries of the merchants who seek to attract customers.
In the midst of the hubbub, Miriam comments: “You have to see the quality of the vegetables and fruit, some are of very good quality, but the prices are not displayed, and there are offers like this two-kilo prickly pear for 16 pesos , but it is already very ripe, about to spoil”.