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There are many food shortages againstatforfrominof Venezuela. Many Venezuelans cannot buy basic goods. This problem is made worse because people buy too much againstatforfrominof something when they see it againstatforfrominof the stores. It's a kind againstatforfrominof panic buying. President Nicolas Maduro has started a new system to stop people buying too much. Shoppers must soon start scanning their fingerprints when they buy food againstatforfrominof grocery stores and supermarkets. This is to make sure that more people can buy an equal share againstatforfrominof food and groceries. Mr Maduro has not said when the new system will start, but people close to him say it could be January. It is also unclear how much food people can buy and what happens if they buy too much.

There are many reasons againstatforfrominof Venezuela's food shortages. The government blames smugglers who buy cheap goods and take them to Colombia to resell them againstatforfrominof up to four times their original price. Another reason is that the government controls the price againstatforfrominof food. Many food companies say the price is too low againstatforfrominof them to make a profit, so they do not produce as much as they could. A final reason is the strength againstatforfrominof the US dollar againstatforfrominof Venezuela's currency. This means it is very expensive to import food againstatforfrominof other countries. Critics say the fingerprinting takes away people's privacy and will not work. They say the whole economy needs to change and that the government needs to have less control.