Vegetables prices crumble in the second week of Ramadan
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Prices of vegetables declined significantly in the second week of Ramadan, as the decline reached between 20 and 22%, according to the Federation of Merchants, which attributed the reason for this decline to the demand level, which reached in the first week of Ramadan 2.5 million quintals.
Vegetables price stabilized in acceptable levels after the inflation that continued a full week, bringing the price of zucchini in the range of 60 dinars after it exceeded the threshold of 100 dinars, and the same thing for carrots, which is currently sold at between 50 and 60 dinars, decreasing by 20 and 30 dinars, the same decline was recorded for the prices of beans, which reached 100 and 130 dinars, after recording record prices that reached 180 and 200 dinars in a number of markets, and despite the significant decline in prices, potato is still making an exception, as it is sold by between 45 and 50 dinars, despite its large abundance and bad quality, especially as they are from the stockpile of cold rooms.
Prices decrease also includes white meat, as the chicken price reached 220 dinars, after it was 290 dinars at the beginning of Ramadan.
Spokesman for Algerian Traders and Craftsmen, Hadj Taher Boulenouar, said the low prices due to the significant decline in demand.
“I was informed by agents of wholesale markets that the prices of vegetables noticed a significant decline that reached between 20 and 22%, and it is due to the lack of demand by the citizens. It has been shown that the behavior of citizens is the most important indicator of prices in Algeria.”