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Venezuela: The most expensive Nutella in the world?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-37342801----------------------
I spent my first days in Venezuela taking photographs of food. I needed to reassure family and friends. They were surprised - as was I - to see shelves brimming with vegetables, cereal and bread.
There is food in Caracas, the capital. But as inflation pushes prices higher and higher, the food is inaccessible for the majority of people.
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One delicatessen supermarket stocks only imported goods from Italy, Spain and the US. A jar of the Italian chocolate spread Nutella can reach 15,000 bolivares - $15 (£11) if you sell it on the black market. A 750g jar in a UK supermarket costs about £3.50.
More saliently, it is half the Venezuelan monthly minimum wage.