After setting maximum prices for meat from store shelves in the TRNC, lamb disappeared

In Northern Cyprus, after the establishment of the maximum price for lamb, meat disappeared from the store shelves. Ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, buyers complain about the impossibility of buying lamb.

Recall that within the framework of the recently signed "Protocol on the Determination of the Maximum Price in Small Livestock Farming," the maximum price for lamb meat was set at 550 Turkish lira. Representatives of three ministries are supposed to control the meat price.

As of today, teams from the Ministry of Economy and Energy, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources have started checking the cost of meat in stores.

However, according to local media reports, after the prices for lamb meat were fixed at the level of 550 Turkish lira, there was nothing to control in the stores: lamb meat is absent from the shelves of retail outlets.

It is reported that the price lists of meat shops in the country indicate prices for beef mince, steak, fillet, and some meat delicacies, but lamb meat is practically absent from this list. Where lamb cutlets, neck, and other parts of the body, including the head and offal, used to be, empty shelves now stand.

It is also worth reminding that to establish maximum allowable prices for lamb meat, the government promised to provide necessary support to the Livestock Union and Butchers' Union.

At the same time, fines will be provided for butchers who exceed the established limit to prevent an increase in lamb meat prices.