The trade ministry commissions a study on how fresh produce prices are formed

Trade Minister Samir Abid chaired a working session on Monday launching a study by the National Consumer Institute into how prices for farm and fishery products are formed and how their distribution channels work. The study is to analyse the gaps and margins between producer, wholesale and consumer prices in order to identify what is driving the imbalances. Among the measures retained is an early warning system built on econometric models, meant to detect market tensions sooner.

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