An agricultural and livestock fair took place this Wednesday in the city of Holguin in salute to July 26th, National Rebellion Day, where several food, agricultural and livestock products and other basic necessities were commercialized.
The companies of the Ministry of Agriculture in the province, together with the highest political and governmental bodies among other entities, carried out the agricultural fair, through the different traditional selling places such as the areas of the popular market “Los Chinos” and Pedro Díaz Coello community.
This is an option for the people of Holguin to take home through the controlled free sale: vegetables, fruits, grains, pork and beef, although it does not always please the consumers.
The criteria of those who attended varied, but the high price of meat products prevailed. Such is the case of Luis Peña Molina, and René Marrero, who said that some prices are too high for them”.
Given these criteria, we sought details with Victor Sanchez Alarcon, director of the Municipal Integral Direction, who clarified: “this price is not improvised, since several meetings have been held to reach an agreement before marketing it to the people”.
Although some people are concerned about it, for others it is undoubtedly an opportunity to take home a variety of food for the enjoyment of these holidays.
In this sense, Vivian Mejías, a neighbor of the Pedro Díaz Coello neighborhood, said: “It has been a fair with a great variety of products, several companies have come here, and the prices are quite affordable”.
Although many of us know that in this type of commerce products are offered at differentiated prices, subsidized, protected by self-management and other commercial regulations, it is always necessary to recognize the effort of producers to bring their food to the fair.
Agricultural fairs are actions of vital importance, where the population demands and consumes a high quantity of food products, which are made effective thanks to the efforts of the Communist Party of Cuba, the Government, Agriculture and supervisory bodies.
However, it is necessary to periodically review the cost cards and fairer prices, or at least more affordable, for the average salaries so that retirees and workers can have access to several possibilities of a delicious local food.
With information by Miguel David Bruzón Hernández and Yoandris Cedeño Fonseca
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