Page 3 - Weekly highlights 6461

III

Weekly highlights

Fruits and vegetables

Price frenzy to come down by Ramadan

The Head of Government encouraged the regional and provincial commissions to continue their action at the same pace, or even to strengthen the control of the various production
and distribution chains

T HE month of Ramadan is Council indicated that the prices of of the national market is carried out which will impact the retail price of a
by these commissions. The Head highly consumed product during the
food products including tomatoes,
looming ahead, less than a
month from now, and ci-
of Government encourages them month of Ramadan. For Aziz Akhan-
vegetables, meats, and table oil have
tizens are in despair at the
pace, even to strengthen the control measures and ensure follow-up until
idea of having to buy tomatoes or started to fall. Prices will keep on fol- to continue their action at the same nouch, the Government must take
lowing this trend over the next few
other products at exorbitant prices. days to reach the usual levels before of the various production and distri- everything returns to normal, prices
The Head of Government therefore the start of Ramadan, it was said. The bution chains. Similarly, the Govern- included. The Head of Government
gave his instructions. It is imperative Government Council also underlined ment has decided to reduce the export invited his ministers to continue on
to cause the movement of prices to that the interministerial commissions of fruits and vegetables. From now the same trend in terms of rigorous
return to their usual levels. Moreo- made up of the departments of the on, priority is given to supplying the control of the production and marke-
ver, the beginning of the meeting of Interior, Agriculture, Industry, and national market. Once the prices of ting chains. Added to this is work in
the Government Council on Thurs- Finance, in charge of market control, these products have stabilized and the field and communication, which
day, February 16 was devoted to the ensured the daily monitoring of the the situation has returned to normal, could reflect the real image of the
issue of strengthening control of the markets. producers will then be able to resume work of the Government, particularly
national market, guaranteeing its These operations are part of the their exports. Egg producers are not concerning the major projects contai-
continuous supply of foodstuffs, and work of the regional and provincial left out. Indeed, they decided to in- ned in the Government’s program.o
the fight against speculation. To reas- commissions, supervised by the walis crease the daily production from 15
sure the population, the Government and governors. The daily monitoring million to 17 million eggs per day, Mohamed CHAOUI

Friday 24 February 2023