AMMAN — Consumers complained about the unprecedentedly
and unjustified high prices of vegetables and fruits in the markets, where a
kilogram of tomatoes reached 900 fils, of eggplant reached JD1, and of zucchini
reached 900 fils, according to Jo24.
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Consumers wondered if the increase in prices is due to
the repercussions of the war in
Ukraine, and they also ask why regulatory
authorities fail to set prices.
Secretary-General of the
Farmers Union Mahmoud Al-Oran
said that the increase in the prices of vegetables and fruits was caused by the
“greed” of some traders and the absence of regulatory authorities.
Oran attributed the decrease in the supply of some
varieties to weather factors, including the frost wave that affected Jordan
during the winter season and damaged large farms, and to the low temperatures
that affected the production of some varieties.
Oran called on the regulatory authorities, represented
by the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Supply, to intervene and monitor the
markets and set price ceilings.
On Monday, speaking in Mafraq, Prime Minister
Bisher Al-Khasawneh said that the government will be vigilant about monitoring prices
of goods in light of current world events and the advent of Ramadan.
He also said that Jordan has overcome the COVID-19
pandemic and is now looking past it.
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