Khaberni - Ministers of Industry and Trade and Supply, Yarub Al-Qudah, and Agriculture, Saieb Khreisat, expressed their commitment to address any difficulties faced by foodstuff traders and to align the market needs with the interests of traders and local production sectors to ensure an abundance of supply goods and meet the needs of citizens, especially in the blessed month of Ramadan, in which consumption rates increase.
This was stated during a meeting held today at the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Supplies to discuss the demands of the foodstuff traders sector in preparation for the blessed month of Ramadan and to enhance the strategic stockpile of various supply goods and enable traders to continue their business activities as usual.
The meeting included the President of the Jordan and Amman Chambers of Commerce / Foodstuff Traders Union Dean, Khalil Al-Haj Tawfiq, the General Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Supply Dana Al-Zoubi, the Director-General of the Food and Drug Corporation Rana Obaidat, and members of the Foodstuff Trading Union and traders of supply goods.
The ministers showed interest in the demands presented during the meeting, intending to study them and respond in a way that serves the interests of all parties and meets the local market's needs for various goods, whether locally produced or imported from different origins.
Al-Haj Tawfiq and the traders highlighted the main demands of the foodstuff traders sector and the need to address the difficulties they face to maintain the usual abundance of goods in the local market, especially during the blessed month of Ramadan.
The ministers instructed the formation of a committee comprising representatives from the ministries of Industry and Trade and Supplies, Agriculture, and the Public Corporation for Food and Drug, and the Foodstuff Trading Union to study some of the demands presented by the foodstuff traders regarding the import processes of certain goods.
