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11-02-2007, 03:00 PM
As a result of crop damage, the prices of some basic food products have increased. Diario Libre reports that in some cases the price of cassava or plantains is up by about 30%. Supermarkets did not advertise their usual midweek fresh fruit and vegetables specials as delivery trucks have only just begun to arrive from the least affected areas.
Agriculture Minister Salvador Jimenez said that imports of the main food items will not be necessary because there are large areas of the country where rain damage was minimal. He mentioned that while the storm ruined 200,000 tareas of plantains in Barahona, the plantations in the Cibao would be able to supply the market. He also assured that there were sufficient stocks of potato, cassava and sweet potato. He urged speculators not to take advantage of the situation, as reported in Hoy.
Tankered and potable water is also in short supply and the Santo Domingo water authority (CAASD) says that it hopes to correct the problem in the next 24 to 36 hours.
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Agriculture Minister Salvador Jimenez said that imports of the main food items will not be necessary because there are large areas of the country where rain damage was minimal. He mentioned that while the storm ruined 200,000 tareas of plantains in Barahona, the plantations in the Cibao would be able to supply the market. He also assured that there were sufficient stocks of potato, cassava and sweet potato. He urged speculators not to take advantage of the situation, as reported in Hoy.
Tankered and potable water is also in short supply and the Santo Domingo water authority (CAASD) says that it hopes to correct the problem in the next 24 to 36 hours.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#9)