MONDAY 31st OCTOBER, 2022
Meat prices stable $100
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- but Agriculture Minister warns industry players against price gouging
IN the light of reports of an increase in the price for chicken, Agr i c u l t u re M i n i s t e r Zulfikar Mustapha has confirmed that prices for chicken and other meats have not increased. “There is no in-
crease, I spoke to the poultry association and the large suppliers,” Minister Mustapha told the Guyana Chronicle on Sunday. The minister further warned that vendors must also desist from price gouging.
This publication on Sunday morning also visited several municipal markets which indicated no evidence of an increase. One vendor, who plies her trade in the Bourda Market, noted that the price for chicken
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