Published 18 Apr,2021 via The Jordan Times AMMAN — The soaring prices of poultry in the Kingdom in the past few days has led to boycott campaigns by citizens in hopes of witnessing a drop in prices.
The National Society of Consumer Protection (NSCP) has called on the Ministry of Agriculture to allow the import of chicken only during the holy month of Ramadan.
The call was made due to the noticeable rise in poultry prices and failure to conform to the price caps set by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply to break the monopoly practised by some merchants, and to fill the shortage of manufactured quantities, according to the NSCP.
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