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