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North African food price inflation and regulatory response

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Poultry and essential food prices have surged across North Africa, particularly in Morocco and Algeria. In Morocco, chicken prices have risen above 20 dirhams per kilogram, reaching 21 dirhams in parts of Casablanca. Khalid Rabti of the Interprofessional Federation of the Poultry Sector attributed this to increased summer demand from weddings and festivities, which helped rebalance supply and demand after clearing accumulated stocks. In Algeria, white meat prices reached record highs, with fresh chicken exceeding 600 dinars per kilogram. Ali Benchaiba, president of the Federation of Poultry Farmers, cited extreme summer heat, regional fires, and electricity outages as factors that damaged farm ventilation systems, leading to high mortality rates and disease outbreaks. Other contributing factors included delays in import programs for production inputs and previous financial losses among farmers. As inflation expanded to include staples like tomatoes and potatoes, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune addressed discrepancies between producer prices and retail costs. In some areas of Algiers, potatoes have reached 130 to 150 dinars per kilogram, while tomatoes have been reported at 170 to 200 dinars. A merchant in France, Fayçal Ouchen, highlighted domestic supply chain inefficiencies by selling Algerian grapes for 0.99 euros per kilo, a price significantly lower than the 450 dinars per kilo seen in some Algerian markets. In response, the Algerian government has intensified market controls. During the first eight months of 2026, the Ministry of Internal Commerce and Market Regulation conducted over two million inspections, identifying more than 150,000 infractions and initiating legal proceedings against 144,000 traders for fraud and billing irregularities, estimated to total 17 billion dinars. To stabilize the market, Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb has integrated wholesale operators into a new daily monitoring system. Following presidential directives, a public institution system and is being established to purchase agricultural products during periods of abundance now delegating market regulation mechanisms to build stocks for release during shortages. Additionally, a unified digital platform has been launched local walis to monitor price fluctuations distribution and allow citizens to report unjustified increases. Authorities are also developing mechanisms to cap crack down on illegal speculation. Meanwhile, the prices of essential items, including meat, vegetables, and legumes, while intensified sanitary inspections have led consumer protection organization Himayatec has called for a shift from reactive interventions toward a permanent regulatory framework to the seizure of over one ton of unfit food products in Constantine. protect low-income families.

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  1. 2026-10-26 00:31 UTC North African food price inflation and regulatory response
  2. 2026-10-21 16:01 UTC North African food price inflation and regulatory response
  3. 2026-10-21 15:54 UTC North African food price inflation and regulatory response
  4. 2026-10-21 05:58 UTC North African food price inflation and regulatory response
  5. 2026-10-06 01:43 UTC North African food price inflation
  6. 2026-09-29 16:15 UTC North African food price inflation

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