Morocco: Wholesale prices of chickpeas and lentils are falling and consumers are running rampant

Bouazza El Kharati, President of the Moroccan University for Consumer Rights, said that cotton prices had risen ahead of Ramadan. He explained in a statement to "Moroccan Sahara" that citizens' rush for basic materials, the consumption of which increases during the holy month, is the main reason behind the rise in prices, not the high prices, stressing the abundant supply of these materials in the market. On the other hand, association activists confirmed that the market knows an abundance of supply of these two materials, and a decline in their prices. Saeed Farah, general secretary of the Darb Omar Traders and Professionals Association, pointed out that, for example, chickpeas imported from India were sold in the wholesale market for between 23 and 24 dirhams per kilogram, and currently they are sold for 19.5, meaning that prices have declined. This is due to “its low price in India and the abundance of the crop there,” noting that Morocco also imports chickpeas from Mexico. As ...