Consumers often go home empty handed because of food shortages . Comment: The government caps the prices of as many as 15,000 products . Venezuela , a major producer of oil and minerals , is not a poor country .
Consumers often go home empty handed because of food shortages . Inflation soared to 27.6 percent in November . The government caps the prices of as many as 15,000 products . Venezuela , a major producer of oil and minerals , is not a poor country .