Al-Anbat – Dina Mahadeen
Translated by - Sara Al-Azzeh
Citizens in Aqaba governorate complained about the return of
poultry price rises "Poultry slaughtering place", in the local market
after the Ministry of Industry and Trade set price ceilings for them,
expressing their dissatisfaction with the large and unjustified price rise as
the holy month of Ramadan began.
Poultry shop owners pointed out that poultry is not
available in quantities that meet the market’s need for the supplier
deliberately, which was reflected in the prices of poultry supplied to the
shops, and their high prices for the consumer.
In turn, the Director of the Directorate of Industry,
Commerce and Supply in the governorate of Aqaba Suhila Al-Budoor said in a
special talk to "Al-Anbat" that since the beginning of the holy month
of Ramadan, the Directorate has carried out many monitoring and inspection
campaigns on Aqaba markets to ensure the availability of basic and Ramadan
commodities at competitive prices.
She added that the Directorate has undertaken emergency
campaigns to verify and stabilize price indicators and the availability of
essential goods and to deal with complaints received by the directorate,
indicating that 14 offences have been liberalized since the beginning of
Ramadan, including 4 offences of an increase in the price of chicken.
Al-Budoor indicated that the availability of fresh chicken
was scarce during the past few days in some shops and malls after monitoring it
by the inspection and control teams, suggesting that the reason for this is the
lack of sufficient quantities by suppliers and distributors to the markets.
As the purchasing movement approaches the markets on the
occasion of Eid, many citizens are scrambling to buy goods from websites and
after many complaints received by the Directorate, citizens must be careful
before buying on websites and social media sites and to ensure the quality of
the product.
It is worth noting that the Ministry of Industry, Trade and
Supply set earlier the price of chicken, as the live chicken for the produce of
"Bab Al Mazraa" is one dinar and 45 piasters per kilo, and for
distribution is one and a half dinars, and for the consumer at one dinar and 65
piasters, and the price for the distribution of fresh chicken was set at one
dinar and 90 piasters, and for the consumer two dinars.
The decision came under Article 7 of the Industry and Trade
Law No. (18) of 1998 and its amendments, for the purposes of controlling the
market and maintaining price stability in the local market.
