Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Esther FOSSI
Published on 2024-03-20 11:50:24
It is through the Ministry of Commerce that the announcement of this dedicated promotional sale was published.
In a context of continuous increase in food prices internationally and persistent inflationary pressures, the Ministry of Commerce has announced promotional sales operations of mass consumption goods, conducted and supervised by its ministerial department, across the entire national territory.
In the case of the city of Yaoundé, these operations are taking place at the Boulevard du 20 Mai, Carrefour MEEC, and the Esplanade of the former Kondengui Sub-Prefecture sites, as explained by the ministry managed by Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana.
“As during the recent end-of-year celebrations, consumers can find products sold at cost price, either by producers, importers, or manufacturers, without intermediaries.”
“Thus, during the Ramadan period and on the occasion of Easter, until April 16, 2024, beef is sold at these sites at exceptional promotional prices of 2,500 francs/kg for boneless meat and 2,000 francs/kg for meat with bones.”
Situation in the Far North
This promotional sale comes at a time when the price of a kilogram of beef has decreased by 200 FCFA in the Far North region of Cameroon, bordering Nigeria, according to the publicly owned newspaper Cameroon Tribune. Thus, a kilogram of boneless meat is now sold at 2,000 FCFA instead of 2,200 FCFA, and one with bones drops from 2,000 to 1,800 FCFA, a -10% relative decrease.
According to local administrative authorities, this decrease in the price of a kilo of beef in the Far North can also be explained by the increase in cattle production in the region this year. The Minister of Livestock, Dr. Taïga, stated that meat production in Cameroon was estimated at 197,680 tons between January and August 2023. In this total, beef dominates with 80,791 tons during the period under review.
Read the original article(French) on Journal du Cameroun
