The Department of Commerce is recording 86,000 violations after 507,000 transactions

The Economic Monitoring Teams of the Ministry of Trade and Export Development carried out more than 507,000 field inspections in various distribution channels during the first 10 months of 2026. These supervisory interventions have resulted in the removal of more than 86,000 economic offences involving price overruns and monopoly practices in various regions of the country.

Minister of Commerce and Export Development Samir Abed announced this during a joint parliamentary session dedicated to discussing the ministry's budget for next year. The minister explained that the interests of the ministry referred five cases to the Competition Council, pointing to raising the quantities targeted for poultry meat supply to 16,000 tonnes and consumption eggs to 160 million units to meet demand.

The minister explained the rise in tomato prices as production levels declined due to the high temperatures recorded during the past period. He pointed to the preparation of a comprehensive study for the rehabilitation and development of the wholesale market at the cutting well, stressing that work continues on strengthening human resources by managing agents, workers, auditors and renewing logistics facilities according to available potential.

The deputies called for intensified surveillance campaigns across the entire national soil and provision of necessary capacities for the field teams amid a deterioration in purchasing power and livelihood. Interveners emphasized the creation of product-to-consumer selling points and the preparation of municipal and wholesale markets, reviewing the pricing of several staples including potatoes and questioning the ministry's plan to provide Christmas lights at appropriate prices.