Since the holiday season is generally about family and food, the National Price Stabilization Institute (Inespre) has kicked off its 2023 Food Fair programs. For families looking to save money on staples, such as poultry, rice, beans, plantains, and other basic foods, Inespre will have these food fairs every weekend in December at different places around the country.
For example, next weekend, 8 and 9 December, the event will be held at the San Cristobal baseball field. The following weekend, it will be held in the Central Park in Santiago (the old airport), and the Thursday, Friday and Saturday before Christmas Eve, the food fair in Santo Domingo will be held in the Cattle Fairgrounds Pavilion II, along the Malecon. Before the New Year, on 29 and 30 December it will take place at the La Vaca baseball field in Los Alcarrizos.
The market sales open at 9am and prices are, for example, RD$150 for a whole chicken, RD$1500 for a whole pork leg, 30 eggs for RD$100, and rice at RD$20 per pound.
The Metropolitan Bus Service (Omsa) will provide free transport to the fairs, and the government’s Economic Kitchens will serve free food. National Health Service and the Reserve Bank will also be on hand.
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Listin Diario
4 December 2023