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Shortage of food staples at 47% in February (Spanish)
http://www.eluniversal.com/economia/140317/al-cierre-de-febrero-la-escasez-de-alimentos-se-ubico-en-477Esto quiere decir que el consumidor conseguía en promedio nueve de los 18 productos analizados durante el estudio.
This means that the consumer only can find 9 of 18 products analyzed in the study. (at a particular location?)
De acuerdo con la medición, ocho alimentos básicos evidencian escasez grave: aceite de maíz, de soya y vegetal; azúcar refinada; harina precocida de maíz; leche en polvo (sobre); margarina y mayonesa.
According to the metric, the 8 basic food products with grave scarcity: corn, soy, and vegetable oil; refined sugar (where the hell is Cuba?? Are you kidding me?); corn flour (arepas the staple food in Ven); powdered milk; margarine and mayonnaise.