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Rising food prices ahead of Ramadan .. and traders use the excuse customs and "royalties"
BAGHDAD / Muhannad Jawad
Rising food prices ahead of Ramadan .. and traders use the excuse customs and "royalties"
BAGHDAD / Muhannad Jawad
Heading Baghdadis like other Iraqis to secure their food before Ramadan solutions, from various capital markets and especially Shorja market in central Baghdad, which is thewholesale market president for the sale offoodstuffs and other goods, where a lot of Baghdadis believe that the prices better if he sells the bulk is the "economic heart" of thecapital and possibly other provinces as well.
current Ramadan is not characterized by coming in under the higher temperatures by, but high food prices byabout 40 percent, compared to the past in 2015, for several reasons attributed by citizens to "greed merchants" and exploitation and increased demand, in the absence of control and ration and "shorten" thegovernment, while traders attribute it to impose tariffs, and "royalties" that are forced to pay for thecheckpoints at the entrances to the capital, and between this and that remains the citizen is the victim.
for more than an hour spotted (long - Presse), and the lens cameraman, Iqbal citizens to buy Ramadan materials, of pulses, sugar Wurz and sweets and others need Iftar and suhoor throughout the holy month, and complained of high prices, and criticizing the traders and hold them responsible, as well as criticism of thegovernment , which "failed" according to the opinion of some of them, for the provision of ration items regularly and the launch of a new meal including the occasion of the Ramadan solutions, all amid a stampede owners traction vehicles "bearer" fragrant aroma "spice" and other materials that are spread in every Mkan.omn among thousands of shoppers to our attention attracted man torrid, had quarreled with one of thesellers due to higher Price, signs of fatigue has looked upon a perspiring, to ask about the reason for his troubles.
what he knew the man, named Amir Naim, our identity even attacked the media, that "does nothing toconfront the continuing rise in food prices and other thefts traders and greed in the absence of role government to die poor , starving, "as he put it .
Having emptied Naim outburst of anger, and threw a bag of food bought, accept us how prices have risen compared to pre - Ramadan, saying that" kilo lentils rose one thousand and five hundred to two thousand and 200 dinars, as well as the rest of the material, while the financial suppliers fixed is no longer enough to secure the family 's needs during the holy month. "
the man returned to attacking the merchants, saying out loud," the greed of traders and their greed is thecause of high prices, which are taking advantage of people 's need for food during Ramadan , and theabsence of control and concern for the government the concerns of the poor. "
and close to the place, there was a man sells beans explain to shoppers reason for rising prices, after authorization from it, we entered the shop and asked to meet with him, welcomed with a smile and hadasked for a few minutes to finish his work.
five minutes later he returned, Mohammed al - Kaabi, that 's his name , talk began about rising food prices with the approaching Ramadan solutions and the enthusiasm of people to buy them.
he says al - Kaabi, said that "public demand increased on lentils, rice, noodles, with the imminent start of themonth of Ramadan," adding that " the price of rice also rose despite the abundance in the markets, also it increased the price of a rice bag , which weighs 34 kilograms, thousand dinars, lentils thousand and 500 dinars, screw nut from seven to 12 thousand dinars per kilo. "
blame the dealer to" not to distribute these materials to the citizens in the ration for five months, and theapplication of the tariff customs as well as royalties , which takes the security men at checkpoints located at the entrance of Baghdad, precisely control existing at the entrance of Shaab district, where he will not let the trucks pass before paying $ 200 and possibly more, depending on mood control official. "
Meanwhile , says the merchant, Hassan Bader , one of the main distributors of legumes in Shorja, said that "food prices all rose almost two months, to continue to do so more with the imminent Ramadan solutions to increase by 40 percent from what it was a year ago."
explains Bader, that " the price of a kilo Trchanh rose from two thousand and 750 Dinara 2015 the past, to four thousand and 500 dinars currently, lentils than a thousand and two hundred to two thousand dinars during the same period , "and points out that" a lot of people were not able to get their needs of food as aresult of that, what forced them to reduce their purchases by more than half ".
current Ramadan is not characterized by coming in under the higher temperatures by, but high food prices byabout 40 percent, compared to the past in 2015, for several reasons attributed by citizens to "greed merchants" and exploitation and increased demand, in the absence of control and ration and "shorten" thegovernment, while traders attribute it to impose tariffs, and "royalties" that are forced to pay for thecheckpoints at the entrances to the capital, and between this and that remains the citizen is the victim.
for more than an hour spotted (long - Presse), and the lens cameraman, Iqbal citizens to buy Ramadan materials, of pulses, sugar Wurz and sweets and others need Iftar and suhoor throughout the holy month, and complained of high prices, and criticizing the traders and hold them responsible, as well as criticism of thegovernment , which "failed" according to the opinion of some of them, for the provision of ration items regularly and the launch of a new meal including the occasion of the Ramadan solutions, all amid a stampede owners traction vehicles "bearer" fragrant aroma "spice" and other materials that are spread in every Mkan.omn among thousands of shoppers to our attention attracted man torrid, had quarreled with one of thesellers due to higher Price, signs of fatigue has looked upon a perspiring, to ask about the reason for his troubles.
what he knew the man, named Amir Naim, our identity even attacked the media, that "does nothing toconfront the continuing rise in food prices and other thefts traders and greed in the absence of role government to die poor , starving, "as he put it .
Having emptied Naim outburst of anger, and threw a bag of food bought, accept us how prices have risen compared to pre - Ramadan, saying that" kilo lentils rose one thousand and five hundred to two thousand and 200 dinars, as well as the rest of the material, while the financial suppliers fixed is no longer enough to secure the family 's needs during the holy month. "
the man returned to attacking the merchants, saying out loud," the greed of traders and their greed is thecause of high prices, which are taking advantage of people 's need for food during Ramadan , and theabsence of control and concern for the government the concerns of the poor. "
and close to the place, there was a man sells beans explain to shoppers reason for rising prices, after authorization from it, we entered the shop and asked to meet with him, welcomed with a smile and hadasked for a few minutes to finish his work.
five minutes later he returned, Mohammed al - Kaabi, that 's his name , talk began about rising food prices with the approaching Ramadan solutions and the enthusiasm of people to buy them.
he says al - Kaabi, said that "public demand increased on lentils, rice, noodles, with the imminent start of themonth of Ramadan," adding that " the price of rice also rose despite the abundance in the markets, also it increased the price of a rice bag , which weighs 34 kilograms, thousand dinars, lentils thousand and 500 dinars, screw nut from seven to 12 thousand dinars per kilo. "
blame the dealer to" not to distribute these materials to the citizens in the ration for five months, and theapplication of the tariff customs as well as royalties , which takes the security men at checkpoints located at the entrance of Baghdad, precisely control existing at the entrance of Shaab district, where he will not let the trucks pass before paying $ 200 and possibly more, depending on mood control official. "
Meanwhile , says the merchant, Hassan Bader , one of the main distributors of legumes in Shorja, said that "food prices all rose almost two months, to continue to do so more with the imminent Ramadan solutions to increase by 40 percent from what it was a year ago."
explains Bader, that " the price of a kilo Trchanh rose from two thousand and 750 Dinara 2015 the past, to four thousand and 500 dinars currently, lentils than a thousand and two hundred to two thousand dinars during the same period , "and points out that" a lot of people were not able to get their needs of food as aresult of that, what forced them to reduce their purchases by more than half ".
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