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A few days away from Eid al-Adha, there is great dissatisfaction among many Moroccan citizens regarding the high selling prices of sacrificial animals this year, especially in light of the social and economic situation caused by the Corona pandemic and successive years of drought.
The rise in sheep prices resulted in strong reactions from visitors to most sheep markets in the Kingdom, as they expressed in identical statements their dissatisfaction with this rise, which they considered exaggerated.
They considered that an increase of regarding a thousand dirhams in sheep compared to last year is something that is not within their capabilities, nor is it within the capabilities of a large segment of citizens.
Illegal practices raise concerns among consumer advocates
Consumer protection associations have become aware of the rise in the selling prices of sacrificial animals this year, warning once morest practices before Eid al-Adha that may contribute to a decrease in the supply of sheep heads in Moroccan markets, in exchange for the rise in prices.
These practices, according to the same associations, are linked to import operations encouraged by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests, as some importers resort to storing a group of sheep, without displaying them in the markets, with the aim of benefiting from them following the Eid al-Adha period, or providing them at high prices a few days before. Few of the occasion.
The same bodies confirmed that the aforementioned storage operations were monitored last year, and there is currently fear of their recurrence, which may contribute to reducing supply in exchange for high demand, and increase prices that currently remain inappropriate given the purchasing power of Moroccan citizens.
Al-Kharati: Illegal storage is widespread
Bouazza El Kharati, President of the Moroccan University for Consumer Rights, revealed that “illegal hoarding was detected last year, and the guardian ministry and various stakeholders have been warned once morest a recurrence of this matter during the current year, which will affect the purchasing power of the citizen, and cause sheep prices to continue their record high.”
Al-Kharati stressed that “this issue frightens the university with weeks remaining until Eid al-Adha, and the Moroccan consumer begins the process of searching for the Eid sacrifice,” noting that “some suppliers do not aspire to sell the sacrifices that they import from abroad, and they tend to store them in their estates until Eid passes.” Al-Adha, and it remains in their possession indefinitely.”
The same spokesman stressed that “prices are currently high, and illegal hoarding is possible, and therefore the government must intervene in this time that remains before Eid in order to guarantee reasonable prices for the citizen.”
In the face of this situation, the President of the Moroccan University for Consumer Rights called for the adoption of a bill of burdens obligating importers to sell all sheep brought in the national markets, and also requiring that the heads of sheep that were not sold before Eid al-Adha be returned to the guardian authorities.
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2024-05-07 11:53:41
