وأوضحت في بيان المطالبة أن تكاليف شراء الطعام كانت مرتفعة نظراً إلى صعوبة الحصول على السلع عقب إغلاق الحدود فكانت لذلك تُباع "بأسعار فاحشة".
Incisa states in the Statement of Claim that the food costs were high, as commodities were difficult to locate after closure of the borders and were therefore sold at “exorbitant prices”.