Jordan's Consumer Protection Society calls for setting price ceiling for chicken
Published 14 Feb,2021 via The Jordan Times AMMAN — The Consumer Protection Society (CPS) has urged the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply to set a price ceiling for poultry amid reports of an “excessive increase” in prices, especially those of fresh chicken.
The CPS said that the undue price hike ranged between 40 and 50 per cent this month compared with prices in January.
CPS President Mohammad Obeidat said that “it is understandable” since the cold weather the Kingdom witnessed recently had impacted chicken production negatively with many chicks dying and costs of heating and feeding increasing.
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