Sunday 04/May/2025 – 08:25 AM
The prices of food commodities in the stores stabilized today, Sunday, May 4, 2025, significantly with some minor fluctuations in the prices, coinciding with the rise in the local supply, and the average price of the packed rice recorded the price of 34 pounds, while the average price of the flour recorded 28 pounds, and it is mentioned that the prices differ according to the governorate and the region.
According to the local and international price portal of the Council of Ministers, the prices of food commodities came as follows:-
Food commodity prices today
- Paper rice: between 31 pounds to 38 pounds per kilo.
- The filled flour: between 26 pounds to 28 pounds per kilo.
- Placed sugar: between 36 pounds to 39 pounds per kilo.
- Sunflower oil: between 87 pounds to 93 pounds per kilo.
- Lentils are packed: between 61 pounds to 67 pounds per kilo.
- Packed pasta: between 14 pounds to 34 pounds per kilo.
- Paper beans: between 60 pounds to 64 pounds per kilo.
In a separate context, Dr. Sharif Farouk, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, during the government meeting last Wednesday, reviewed the strategic stock of a number of basic commodities, including sugar that exceeds the strategic reserves of 14 months, frozen poultry 6 months, and frozen meat 12 months.
He pointed out that Dr. Mustafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, stressed on more than one occasion the government’s keenness to reduce inflation rates, with the application of financial and monetary policies that help achieve this goal.
He explained that Madbouly confirmed the government’s possession of more than one scenario to deal with any regional or international developments, and cited the success of the state to a large extent in containing inflation, with the testimony of international institutions.
He stated that the government continues to reduce inflation during the coming period, to achieve the target numbers by the end of the fiscal year 2025-2026, noting at the same time that inflation may decrease at a lower pace with regional and international developments.
