Butchers Organize Promotional Sales

The prices of meat drastically dropped yesterday front of the Douala IV council, Bonaberi.
In a bid to step up the fight against poverty and reduce the prices of basic commodities in the market, another sales point has been put in place to sell meat to the population of Douala IV at a reduced rate, contrary to what is obtained at the market. The idea is an initiative of the Ministry of Trade, which started last year, January 14, where butchers began selling meat in front of the Delegation of Trade in Akwa.
At the new sales point in Bonaberi, the price of a kilogram of meat with bones costs FCFA 2100 and FCFA 2400 without bones, as oppose to FCFA 2200 and FCFA 2500 previously.With the new prices, half a kilogram of meat without bones costs FCFA 1400, while that with bones is FCFA 1100.
The Chief of the Association of Butchers in the Littoral and the Southwest regions, Alhadji Souley Toro, working in collaboration with the Ministry of Trade, said since the initiative began in 2008, they have succeeded to open this promotional sales point in Douala I; II, and now Douala IV; He said they intend to create similar points in all the councils in Douala. He added that they will not stop selling until the prices in the market drop to normal. Alhadji Souley said fighting the hike in prices of meat is from the level of wholesalers and not from retailers. He added that when they drop the prices of meat the prices of cows will also drop. He said the turn of Douala III will be next week Wednesday, July 29.
On his part, the 1st Assistant Mayor to the Douala IV Council, Djeudje André lauded the initiative, adding that administrators would always cooperate with butchers to make available space for the sales. He said the space is a roundabout which is easily accessible to anyone who wants to get there.
EFFA TAMBENKONGHO