The butane strike by the Central American Companies continued today - and there's no end in sight as government refuses to budge in a price increase.
The supply of butane has not been disrupted though - as BNE is supplying local butane and the Reyes Group is distributing butane imported from Mexico.
But that Mexican butane sells for a higher controlled price than the Central American one - and that's because it is a higher grade product.
The Supplies Control Unit today sent out a release advising consumers that a hundred pound cylinder of Mexican Butane retails for $134.00 in the city as opposed to $126.00 for a hundred pound cylinder of Central American Butane.
That price for the high grade Mexican product is $136.00 in Belmopan and San Ignacio, 137 in Benque, 135 in Orange Walk, $134 in Corozal, 138 in Dangriga, $139 in PG.
If you're being quoted prices higher than that for Mexican butane, it's illegal and you should call the Bureau of Standards Hotline at 1-800-2-TELL-US - that's 1-800-283-5587.
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