RIVIERA MAYA, QLD — Walmart Mexico has been highlighted for having some of the highest food prices in the country. According to the Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Profeco), purchasing 24 basic basket items at Walmart costs more than at any other store.
“Walmart remains the chain of supermarkets and food distribution centers with the highest prices in the country, even though it has fallen below the maximum price of P1,039 agreed upon last year,” said Federal Consumer Prosecutor David Aguilar Romero. ” the agency said in its report.
While presenting the weekly basic necessities price report, the head of Profeco said that a Walmart store in Pachuca, Hidalgo, offered the highest price at 1,031 pesos, followed by another Walmart store in Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City at 1,027 pesos. He said there was.
Other Walmart chain stores with higher prices were Walmart in Saltillo, Coahuila, for 1,024 pesos, and Bodega Aurera in Atizapan, Mexico, for 1,022 pesos for the same groceries.
The 24 items purchased ranged from a kilo of beef to vegetable oil, fruits and vegetables, rice, sugar, beans, eggs, soap, tuna, pork, bread, milk, pasta, toilet paper, chicken and tortillas.
He said that the last time he looked at food prices for the Profeco Basket, Walmart repeatedly offered the highest prices, counting on Walmart in Tlaxcala, Bodega Aurela Bosque in Victoria, Guadalajara, Centro Saltillo and Tijunana stores. It pointed out.
In Quintana Roo, the Walmart Colonia Centro in Cancun was considered the most expensive in the state at P972.00 for the same basic grocery basket. According to Profeco, the lowest price in the state was P807.00 in Soriana Hipel Colonia Ejido in Solidaridad (Playa del Carmen) Quintana Roo.