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Ricardo Salazar, President of the Defensoría del Consumidor stated that fertilizer prices have decreased up to 30%.

This monday, the Defensoría del Consumidor informed that it will increase revisions in agroservices to avoid unjustified increases in the prices of agricultural inputs before the beginning of the 2024-2025 agricultural cycle.

The Defensoría del Consumidor (DC) activated this friday a broad surveillance operation and approach of services nationwide, to protect the rights of consumers and the family economy in view of the increase in commercial activity on the occasion of Mother's Day.

The Defensoría del Consumidor (DC) revealed a report of results in the area of attention and resolution of complaints in favor of tens of thousands of salvadorans in defense of their rights and interests, in the period from january 1 to march 31, 2024.

The Defensoría del Consumidor has withdrawn from the market a little more than 345 products, corresponding to bakery products, alcoholic beverages 29%, cereals and derivatives 21%, carbonated beverages 15%, about 9% cookies, candies, flour products, snacks, dairy products, meats and sausages. These were found in kitchens.

During a television interview, Ricardo Salazar, President of the Defensoría del Consumidor, stated that after the inspections carried out in different establishments to verify the prices of essential products of the basic food basket, it was possible to see a decrease in the costs of some of the food products.

The Defensoría del Consumidor is monitoring different supply chains, on january 12 it started with basic grains and today, they activated another important phase within the plan and it is related to agricultural input trading companies.

The Defensoría del Consumidor (DC) reports US$240,000 in penalties to companies for unjustified price increases in basic products, since March 2023 to date.

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Ricardo Salazar, president of the Defensoría del consumidor, after the deployment of inspections in different commercial points of the country, informed that since last week high prices have been found due to speculation in some fruits and vegetables. Therefore, an investigation process has been activated against suppliers engaged in the import, production and marketing of tomatoes, carrots, beets and cucumbers.