Fruit and vegetable vendors refuse to implement price-printing policy

A number of fruit and vegetable vendors are refusing to comply with the Supply Ministry’s price-printing policy, which requires them to clearly list the prices of the products they are selling, Al Shorouk reports. Some vendors speaking to the newspaper said the policy was “impossible” to implement because the prices of agricultural products are susceptible to daily changes based on supply and demand, and some distributors slash prices by the end of the day to push sales before the products spoil. The Supply Ministry has confirmed that there will be no exceptions for the policy, and that vendors have until the end of January to comply before facing fines as of February.