Rising prices dampen sales of sacrificial animals in Pakistan
Frozen Bone-In Beef
Pakistan
Published Jul 6, 2022
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Ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, cattle sellers see fewer sales compared to last year due to decreasing buying power - Anadolu Agency
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KARACHI, Pakistan At a crowded portion of a sprawling makeshift cattle market on the northern outskirts of the port city of Karachi in Pakistan, Muneer Ali was trying to woo buyers to sell out his animals, ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. Unconvinced by the "higher" prices quoted by Ali, a cattle seller from Rahimyar Khan district of northeastern Punjab province, a group of buyers made tracks for another stall. But, prices were even higher there. Traditionally, Karachiites visit the Sohrab Goth Maweshi Mandi – claimed to be Asia's largest cattle market – to buy the animals of their choice to sacrifice on Eid al-Adha, one of the two main Muslim festivals which takes place between the 10th and 13th of the Islamic month of Dhul Hijjah. Pakistan will celebrate Eid on July 10. “Prices are higher this year. No doubt about it,” Ali, one of the thousands of cattle sellers who throng this cattle market at the highway that connects Karachi to the rest of the country every year ...
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