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Venezuelan Inflation Forces Families to Choose Between Groceries

1/19/2026

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Nair Granado, a lab receptionist in Caracas, Venezuela, struggles to afford groceries on a $60 paycheck.
She fears rising prices will soon make it impossible to buy even basic necessities.
Venezuela has endured a decade of economic crisis, and a U.S. raid that ousted Nicolás Maduro has intensified inflation.
Meat and other basics have become unaffordable, with prices nearly doubling in days.

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Story summary

Nair Granado, a lab receptionist in Caracas, Venezuela, struggles to afford groceries on a $60 paycheck.
She fears rising prices will soon make it impossible to buy even basic necessities.
Venezuela has endured a decade of economic crisis, and a U.S. raid that ousted Nicolás Maduro has intensified inflation.
Meat and other basics have become unaffordable, with prices nearly doubling in days.