Scarcity of essential goods, lack of liquidity in financial institutions, fuel shortages, rising insecurity—these are among the problems making life difficult for residents of the Sud department, particularly those in the city of Les Cayes. Indeed, the chaos reigning in Port-au-Prince is taking a heavy toll on the city, already weakened by the blockade of the southern entrance to the capital by armed gangs since June 2021.
Highly consumed products like imported rice, sugar, flour, wheat, canned salmon, tomato paste, and beans