Eid al-Adha Morocco suspension risk livestock prices crisis

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Eid al-Adha Morocco suspension risk livestock prices crisis

Faced with speculators and soaring prices on the eve of Eid Al-Adha in Morocco, the Progress and Socialism Party (PPS vigorously calls on the government. By recalling the previous royal suspension of the ritual, the political party revives the hypothesis of a new cancellation.

In an official statement, the PPS political bureau demanded firm government action against monopolistic practices in livestock markets. The party is alarmed by the damage caused by "crisis merchants" on citizens’ purchasing power. To make an impact, the leaders deliberately brought back the call from King Mohammed VI banning slaughter during a past celebration. This targeted reference raises the possibility of a similar decision for this year, an outcome considered to ease financial pressure and relieve modest households hit by economic and climate conditions.

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Although recent rainfall has improved pasture conditions, sheep and red meat prices remain out of reach. The party openly criticizes the state subsidies dedicated to livestock replenishment, denouncing the presence of "gaps and loopholes" in this system.

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The executive is therefore required to intervene firmly to track down clandestine storage and clean up sales channels in order to preserve this vital social and religious custom for Moroccans.