Rising dollar leaves Easter with more expensive wines and chocolate eggs

The price of Easter eggs is expected to rise 2% this year compared to 2019, according to data from the São Paulo Association of Supermarkets (Apas). In the last 12 months, the drop in the price of chocolate has been 9.17%, but the high dollar will put pressure on the price for the consumer. Wines. The wines, which have Easter as the third best time of the year in terms of sales, will also have higher prices between 1.1% and 1.8%. According to the association, in addition to currency pressure, the number of Brazilians who drink wine has increased. Fish. During Lent, proteins other than red meat also tend to increase. Chicken eggs should rise between 6% and 8%. Fish, on the other hand, should have an estimated growth of between 2.1% and 2.5%, within the historical average for the time. Those with the highest increases are corvina (5%), cação (1.5% to 1.9%), shrimp (0.9% and 1.9%) and cod (0.5% to 1%).