Coca-Cola and beer might soon be harder to come by in Venezuela.
That's because the low price of oil, Venezuela's main export, has burdened the country's economy. Now, it's dealing with a food shortage, as well as riots, rolling blackouts and rising crime rates.
The food shortage includes sugar, which has halted production at the local Coca-Cola plant. And the country's largest beer manufacturer says a lack of barley forced it to stop production last month.
Venezuela actually imports its barley, but the country's large beer producer — Empresas Polar — likely can't afford the ingredient seeing as it owes $160 million to its providers during a currency shortage.
The food shortage isn't the only burden the South American country is facing. Officials expect the country's inflation to reach 720 percent this year. Comparatively, the U.S. is expected to reach a 2.4 percent inflation rate in 2016.
At the beginning of May, Venezuela's president tried to reverse the country's economic struggle by declaring a 60-day state of emergency.
Under the emergency plan, the government rationed food, water and power. Venezuelans responded by protesting.
Protests are also fueled by the country's opposition movement, which is pushing to cut the current president's term short with a referendum.
This video includes clips from teleSur, NTN24, VTV, Facebook / Nicolás Maduro, Empresas Polar, CNN, Univision and images from Getty Images and Erik Cleves Kristensen / CC BY 2.0.
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