Comportamiento de los precios de queso de cabra (Capra hircus) en la zona de San José de Los Ranchos, municipio Torres estado Lara Venezuela

This article shows the analysis of goat cheese price fluctuations at farm level in the community of San Jose de Los Ranchos, Lara state, Venezuela, during 2000-2008. The raw data were obtained through interviews carried out to goat small farmers and cheese gatherers of the zone. The secondary information was taken from official statistics. To analyse price fluctuations it was used Price Level Adjustment (LPA) and national price index for the consumer (NPIC), taking into account year 2007. The results show an increment of goat cheese nominal prices at farm level and a decrease of constant prices (reexpressed), with a price variation average of 33% and 3,4%, respectively. It can be concluded that the price increment to nominal values was lower to the inflation growth in three of the studied years.