Piauí: Food shortages; gas supplies depleted and buses may stop operating.
A 70% reduction in shipments from other states has led to shortages of some food items at the Teresina wholesale market (Ceasa): watermelon, potatoes, avocados, passion fruit, oranges, and tomatoes; cities in Piauí have run out of cooking gas, and gas stations are experiencing supply restrictions; distributors are out of cooking gas, and retailers with smaller stocks have sold out; the bus fleet in the capital has been reduced by 30%, and there is only enough fuel to run until Sunday.
Piauí 247 – The lack of fuel at gas stations due to the truckers’ strike caused the bus fleet to be reduced by 30% this Friday (25), in Teresina. The owners of the bus companies claim that they only have enough fuel to operate until Sunday (27).
The return of 100% of the bus fleet depends on the end of the truckers' strike, which is taking place in Piauí and 17 other states in the country. Even after an agreement with the federal government, the truckers are maintaining the blockades on federal highways.
cooking gas
Several cities in Piauí have zero stocks of cooking gas and gas stations are working with supply restrictions. All distributors in the state are out of cooking gas for supply and retailers with smaller stocks have run out of the product since Wednesday (23).
Food
The arrival of food is 30% lower at the Piauí Supply Center (Nova Ceasa), this Friday (25), in Teresina. This is because there has been a 70% reduction in loads coming from other states and some foods are already out of stock, such as Watermelon, Potato, avocado, passion fruit, orange and tomato.