Egg Boycott in Venezuela: Consumers Organize Boycott Aiming at a Price Drop
Note: Originally posted on Sep 10, 2019, 12:58 PM. Republished due to technical issues.
Due to the exaggerated increase in the price of egg cartons (of 30 eggs) in recent days, consumers have launched a campaign on Twitter with the hashtag #BoicotAlHuevo, to invite the rest of the population not to acquire this animal protein and thus force merchants to lower the price.
#9Sep No compres huevos, dile no a la especulación únete al #BoicotAlHuevo. Vamos a combatir la especulación con el arma de la conciencia y exijamos a los entes reguladores de precios y al pueblo organizado a combatir este crimen organizado. pic.twitter.com/JNDE4wkkxU
— Guerrilla 4F ® (150K) (@GuerrillaZK) September 9, 2019
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In August this product suffered a criminal increase. At the beginning of that month, the carton price was between Bs. 30,000 and 32,000.(US$ 2-3) However, since the end of that month and the beginning of September, its price ranges between 80 and 95 thousand bolivars (US$ 4-5). The unit is already sold between Bs. 3,500 and 3,800.
#BoicotAlHuevo que se les pudran no compres la postura de gallina hasta que baje de precio.@NicolasMaduro @dcabellor @YaracuyMRT @TupamaroMRT @MRT_Central @MTRcentrooccide @LlanosMRT pic.twitter.com/MbCQyRIzDc
— ROBERTO TOVAR (@RobertoTovarMRT) September 9, 2019
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Users of social networks also call for the boycott to include other products in the food basket such as meat, chicken, cheese, margarine, among others.
No solamente hay que boicotear los huevos; todo lo perecedero debe ser boicoteado (carnes, pollo, pescado, cerdo etc.) Por dejar de consumirlos unos días no vamos a morir de hambre. Hay que poner en práctica el ingenio culinario.
— Armagedon (@gapm1957) September 9, 2019
Translated by JRE/EF
