The Director of the Commercial Department at the Ministry of Economy, Mustafa Qadara, spoke in a press statement about the situation in commodity prices and leaving the competitive environment for traders. He said: « The year 2019 was the most stable year in prices and there is strong competition to the extent that some commodities have not been marketed. The problem in the private and public sectors is that when the state wants to know the results of some commodities and how much the quantity is, we see that the private sector does not give the information or the number and the real balance, so a demand was made to run a general grain authority that the state takes over and supervises, to work on a strategic stock and imports wheat, and we consider ourselves as the only country that imports a small amount of wheat in one million Tons of wheat, as the private sector is making an effort to provide it, but the international prices of wheat rose and the dollar also rose. »
Qadara added: « We conducted a study to choose seven or eight basic commodities that should be considered for support, as well as importing large quantities in their season from the state at a lower price, unlike private companies when they import 20 thousand tons and others 50 thousand tons, there will be completely different prices, and we hope that the state will respond and work on a stockpile of wheat.
He continued: « The issue of basic commodities of interest to the citizen must be considered, but the support we consider to be a problem, prices must be affordable for everyone. »
Qadara concluded his speech: « Most important of all, goods must reach the citizen in the easiest and easiest way, and the state must develop solutions for the citizen, whether by support or by giving. »