Khaberni - Sales of Tunisian olive oil in the civil consumer institution begin from Sunday, according to a mechanism that adopts turns to prevent congestion, according to a previous statement by the general manager of the institution, Essam Al-Jarrah.
Al-Jarrah noted that the institution continues to import oil to meet needs.
He emphasized that sales will be for those who have a turn only, and reiterated that granting turns continues and if the available quantities run out, one can return with the same turn to buy when new quantities are imported.
Al-Jarrah said: "We have contracts with more than one company to import the oil, and there is no need to rush, and the civil and military institution has contracted for large quantities, and the price will remain the same."
Ministry of Industry
In turn, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply, Yarub Al-Qudah, directed the civil consumer institution management to set the appropriate mechanisms to regulate the sale of olive oil to citizens in its markets.
Al-Qudah also called on the institution to address the congestion and large rush on purchases and to prevent obtaining larger quantities than the buyer’s need and to prevent resale by some.
The minister emphasized the necessity of providing sufficient quantities to meet the citizens' needs of this essential commodity and at reasonable prices.
Jordan Trade
The representative of the food sector in the Jordan Chamber of Commerce, Jamal Amro, said on Saturday that the oil factories in Tunisia could not meet the Jordanian conditions related to the filling method quickly enough, which delayed the delivery of the required quantities to Jordan.
He pointed out that the problem with Tunisian oil is that it is not packaged in tin containers, which contradicts Jordanian specifications.
Amro clarified to "Al-Mamlaka" that the Tunisian factories had imported tin containers from Turkey to meet the Jordanian demand, which increased the delay in delivering the required quantities.
He added that weather conditions in the Mediterranean contributed to the delay of the ships transporting the oil by a period ranging between 10 days and 15 days.
Amro indicated that the local market needs to import more than 20,000 tons of olive oil to meet the needs of the kingdom.
