{"id":257809,"date":"2025-11-13T10:57:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T14:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=257809"},"modified":"2025-11-13T13:56:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T17:56:54","slug":"antigua-and-guyana-agree-on-food-import-plan-to-cut-cost-of-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-and-guyana-agree-on-food-import-plan-to-cut-cost-of-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua and Guyana Agree on Food Import Plan to Cut Cost of Living"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2912005789\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/government-monitoring-supermarkets-for-food-price-reductions-after-tariff-suspension\/?swcfpc=1\">cheaper fruits, vegetables, and other produce<\/a> for the<a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/government-monitoring-supermarkets-for-food-price-reductions-after-tariff-suspension\/?swcfpc=1\"> local market<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaFMdgE6mYPT8QGXjA0A\"><strong><em>CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT\u2019S APP GROUP<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p><div id=\"antig-1046534098\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-airport-food-fair-serves-up-local-flavour-for-independence\/?swcfpc=1\">Agriculture Minister Anthony Smith Jr.<\/a> to coordinate with his Guyanese counterpart to facilitate the arrangement, following discussions between Prime Minister Gaston Browne and President Irfaan Ali at the <a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-airport-food-fair-serves-up-local-flavour-for-independence\/?swcfpc=1\">COP30 conference in Belize<\/a>.<\/p><div id=\"antig-290538436\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe aim is to secure cheaper fruits and vegetables and other food items at a cheaper rate,\u201d Merchant said during Thursday\u2019s post-Cabinet media briefing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe should see some further reduction in prices once this strategy is implemented.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"antig-3140359624\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img 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It follows the Cabinet\u2019s earlier decision to reduce the Common External Tariff on essential food items such as fresh produce, canned proteins, and infant foods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly 90 percent of Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s imported foods currently come from North America, a dependence that has made local prices vulnerable to global market shifts. <\/p><div id=\"antig-2875464374\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"CM key_WEB 1300x300_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1301w, 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