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Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply, Youssef Shamali, decided to set price ceilings for fresh chicken sold to hotels and restaurants at JD2.05 per kilogram, starting on Wednesday.

Shamali said that the decision was taken to preserve the balance of the local market and to ensure the availability of chicken in sufficient and necessary quantities for citizens, and to address any price imbalances that may occur.

The decision comes in light of the observation monitored by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply, and the possibility of a shortage of chicken quantities in some areas, its unavailability in commercial stores, and the preference of some producing companies to sell to restaurants and hotels at the expense of the quantities needed by the market, Shamali pointed.

He stressed that the strictest necessary legal measures will be taken against violators, which include financial penalties of up to JD3,000 and prison sentences for those who violate the price ceilings set for chicken, whether fresh or sold through plucks.

Early last month, the Ministry set price ceilings for fresh, consumer-grade chicken at JD2.20 piasters per kilo, and JD1.70 for chicken sold through plucks.