Friday march 3, 2017 - 12:05.m.
Johani Career Q.
jcarrera@elsiglo.com
Lack of parking affects the arrival of buyers to the Market
CONSUMPTION
Thirty-nine days of the start of the Holy Week, thousands of consumers started from yesterday the purchase of seafood for the Friday, when –according to tradition– they eat these foods.
However, the sales ripped off a little slow compared to previous years, but the vendors expect that, by the end of the week, increase the purchases.
According to the consumers, so far, the most economical to buy these products from the sea is the Market of the Seafood.
After a tour, we were able to realize that the prices of the supermarkets are more expensive than the Market of the Seafood, and they can go from $1.25 to $1.75 more per pound, depending on the product.
However, the Market vendors of Seafood is considered to be Ash Wednesday, the sales were very slow, even when the costs are more affordable than at other points.
Martín Muñoz, who has spent 20 years selling fish in the place, explained that although sales are not as good, is expected to improve on the approach of the days of Holy Week.
According to Muñoz, there are few people who buy large quantities for the whole season, and now come the Friday and the Sunday in the morning and they take what they eat that day.
He added that, although the profits are smaller and smaller, by pounds sold may be earning about 30 cents, and that's all about to be able to pay the costs and bring something to the house.
David Quintero, who has 22 years in this activity, agreed with Muñoz; however, it considers that one of the factors that affects the sales is the lack of parking space for the renovations that are done in the place from several weeks ago.
For Miguel Rudas, another vendor who has been in this type of business for 70 years, the little production, is given due to the large number of ships that are fishing each year, which also affects the level of sales.
‘This product, in many cases, it does not remain in Panama and is exported, which makes the vendors have little to offer in a few seasons, " said Rudas.
Improvements in the place
The mayor, Jose Isabel Blandon, said that, after the delivery of the order to proceed for the project of renovation of the Market of the Seafood, the works ripped from a few weeks ago.
He added that the project will have a cost of $3.7 million and provides for a new cold room and a new system of disposal of waste underground to avoid the bad odors that are generated in the market currently, among other improvements.
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