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Venezuelan price controls lead to food shortages

By Andy Webb-Vidal in Caracas

Published: January 6 2006 02:00 | Last updated: January 6 2006 02:00

Venezuelans are facing a growing shortage of staple foods as producers and wholesalers stop deliveries amid tightening government price controls and collapsing margins.

Coffee, sugar and beans have become scarce or absent in stores this week as suppliers await notification of official prices.

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