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

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