AMMAN — Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply Maha
Ali on Monday stressed that the ministry will take legal measures against the
poultry and fodder investors association, after it formally requested from the
Jordan Chamber of Commerce (
JCC) to inform merchants to sell fresh chicken at a
unified price.
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The minister instructed the JCC to not circulate the request
to vendors, adding that the association is subject to legal measures under the
competition law, and that the ministry will prevent any practices that would
harm completion and impact market prices, the Jordan News Agency, Petra,
reported.
The association had earlier sent a statement to the JCC,
requesting that all vendors abide by a price of no more than JD2.40 per
kilogram of fresh chicken meat, noting that poultry companies will abide by a
price of no more than JD2.25 per kilogram.
Ali decided last week to lift the price cap on fresh and
live chicken, leaving prices to be subject to the market’s supply and demand
dynamics, under the ministry’s monitoring.
As soon as a government decision lifting the price cap on
chicken went into effect, chicken prices went up by 22 percent, Al Ghad
reported, with some companies selling their products for JD2.5 per kilogram.
The previously set cap was at JD2 per kg.
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