“There may be less supply of one product or another, so prices may increase, but there is no risk of shortages”, explains the president of Ceasa, Carlos Siegle.
The Ceasa unit in Porto Alegre flooded and, this Monday (6), the water reached two meters. In total, 311 companies operate from the site, where around 10 thousand people work.
Siegle says that the losses were mitigated by preventive action adopted by producers and traders: faced with the prospect of flooding, part of the products were collected and taken to another location. Despite that, the National Confederation of Municipalities (CNM) estimates losses of around R$71.4 million in agriculture.
According to Siegle, Ceasa works to bring wholesalers together in another space, so that they can continue working.
The CNM estimates financial losses of R$ 275.3 million in the cities of Rio Grande do Sul affected by the storms.
The tragedy that devastates Rio Grande do Sul killed 78 peopleleaving 105 missing It is 175 wounds. In all, 341 of the state’s 496 municipalities recorded some type of problemaffecting 707.1 thousand people.
The CNM says that R$59.9 million are losses to the public sector, R$99.8 million to the private sector and R$115.6 million to the housing sector, with 10,200 homes damaged or destroyed.
Main public sectors affected
- Infrastructure works (bridges, roads, paving, urban drainage): R$ 29.5 million
- Sanitary sewage: R$ 7.5 million
- Emergency medical assistance: R$6.7 million
- Water supply: R$2.1 million
- Urban cleaning and debris removal: R$ 2.1 million
- Education system: R$1.5 million
- Transport system: R$ 1.4 million
- Electricity generation and distribution: R$ 1.4 million
The main private sectors affected are
- Agriculture: R$71.4 million
- Industry: R$ 11.2 million
- Livestock: R$9.3 million
- Local businesses: R$5.3 million
- Other services: R$2.6 million
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