Morocco: The rise in pepper prices raises controversy, more than 20 dirhams per kilogram
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Morocco
Published Apr 9, 2022
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According to what we have learned from a number of merchants and citizens, in different cities, the price of pepper in the markets ranges between 14 to 25 dirhams, a figure that the price of this product has not previously reached. A clear difference between wholesale and installment In connection with the issue, Abdelkabir Amayden, Vice President of the Wholesale Market Association for Fruits and Vegetables in Casablanca, confirmed in a statement to Le360 that the prices of peppers inside the market range from 9 to 10 dirhams for green peppers, and between 15 to 16 dirhams for red and yellow colored peppers. "The reasons for these increases are due to the lack of the product, and the increase in demand for it, whether inside or outside Morocco," he explained. He said: "When the difference between the wholesale and installment price is one or 3 dirhams, the price is reasonable, but when you find that there is a difference of more than 5 dirhams, this is unreasonable," adding that ...
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