No raising the prices of basic commodities in Ramadan

The Ministry of Economy confirmed that the price of any basic commodity will not be raised during the coming Ramadan, even if there are external variables that affect the prices of imported goods.

The Ministry announced, during a media briefing organized yesterday, that more than 644 major outlets in the Emirates will offer price cuts of up to 65%, and include more than 10 thousand basic and non -basic commodities.

She revealed that the volume of daily import of vegetables and fruits in the Central Dubai Market for Vegetables and Fruits in Al -Awir has exceeded 15 thousand tons per day, while the volume of import for merchants in Abu Dhabi reached more than 6000 tons per day, pointing out that the ministry has rejected during the past two years all the requests submitted Suppliers and merchants to raise prices, except for “poultry”, after local farms were subjected to bankruptcy and great losses in them.

In detail, the Director of the Consumer Protection and Commercial Control Department at the Ministry of Economy, Sultan Darwish – said in response to a question to «Emirates Today» during a media briefing organized by the Ministry, yesterday, about promoting consumer protection in Ramadan – that, according to the smart national platform to monitor the basic commodity prices The ministry launched it last week, the ministry and local departments were linked to the major major sales outlets that account for 80% of the total sales in the country, where the ministry is monitored Thus, the prices of all basic commodities “Online” around the clock across the smart platform system.

He added: “Raising the price of any commodity, or a change or amendment to its price on the shelf in those ports, is sent directly to the ministry, and learned at the time, as well as the knowledge of local departments as well.” He pointed out that this smart system It determines whether the prices of basic commodities in the ports are normal without change, or approximately the price specified by the ministry, or exceeding it.

Darwish revealed that the ministry refused, during the past two years, all the requests made by suppliers and merchants to raise prices, except for only one commodity, which are “poultry”, after the ministry has achieved a local farmer to bankruptcy and great losses in them.

Darwish said in a response to another question to «Emirates Today», that “the ministry is mainly monitoring the prices of the nine basic commodities, but this does not mean that it allows great unjustified increases in other non -essential goods.” He explained that “the ministry is following the market and interferes in If there are any abnormal heights in the prices of commodities even if they are not essential. ”

He pointed out that national teams for consumer protection and commercial control have been formed through the Group Group on the WhatsApp application that includes the directors of consumer protection and control departments in various departments and the Ministry of Economy at the state level, indicating that the information reaches any official in the “group”, and it is done Circulating it, and then taking the necessary.

In addition, the Director of the Consumer Protection and Commercial Control Department at the Ministry of Economy, Sultan Darwish, announced that more than 644 major outlets in the Emirates offer price cuts of up to 65%, and include more than 10 thousand basic and non -basic commodities during the coming Ramadan.

Darwish stressed that the state markets have witnessed the flow of large quantities of food commodities during the past months, as the daily import volume of vegetables and fruits in the Dubai Central Market of Vegetables and Fruits in “Al -Awir” was more than 15 thousand tons per day, while the volume of import for merchants in Abu Dhabi reached more From 6000 tons per day, which reflects the keenness to secure the food stock in the national markets, and to ensure its sustainability in the seasons that are witnessing The request, especially during the month of Ramadan.

He pointed out that more than 424 inspection rounds will be implemented in the state markets during Ramadan, to verify the availability of food and consumer goods in general, not to raise the prices of basic consumer goods, and to adhere to the offers and discounts announced by the outlets.

Darwish stated that the Ministry of the Ministry for Control and Inspection made more than 768 inspection rounds, during January and February 2025, to monitor price levels, verify price stickers, monitor the quality of the products offered to consumers, prevent commercial fraud and encroachment of trademarks, and the Consumer Protection Department was held The commercial oversight of the Ministry of Economy is more than 60 meetings with the main sales outlets during 2024 And at the beginning of 2025, in order to ensure the availability of commodities in a way that meets the needs of consumers.

He pointed out that the relevant teams in the ministry and local economic departments in the various state markets, during the past year, had 80.2 thousand inspection rounds that resulted in 8,388 violations.

Basic commodities

The Ministry of Economy has previously identified nine basic consumer goods that are not allowed to raise their prices except with prior approval and from the competent authorities, including: cooking oil, eggs, dairy, rice, sugar, poultry, legumes, bread, and wheat, while the rest of the commodities are subject to supply and demand And competition policy.

“Economy”:

. We have rejected all requests to raise prices during the past two years, with the exception of “poultry” because they were linked to local farms bankruptcy.

. 644 major outlets in the country offering discounts of up to 65%, and include 10,000 commodities.