Prices of some basic commodities have been going up lately while some retailers were running out of some commodities.
On Monday, Pindula News conducted a snap survey and realised that OK Zimbabwe, one of the biggest retailers in Zimbabwe, had no cooking oil in some of its outlets in Harare.
Some businesses were limiting the quantity of cooking oil one can buy to prevent hoarding. A survey below by The Sunday Mail also suggests the same.
GROCERIES PICK N’ PAY OK ZIM FOOD WORLD DOWN-TOWN RETAIL (US$) Rice 2kg 999.99 818.99 1020.50 24 2kg X 10 Sugar 2kg 1049.99 1600.00 949.99 23.00 2kg x 10 Tea leaves 250g 499.99 449.99 447.99 5.00 24 x 250G Milk 1litre 549.99 459.99 625.15 6.80 1litre x 6 Salt 1kg 119.99 149.99 146.90 21.00 1kg x 20 Flour 2kg 999.99 879.99 1020.95 18.00 2kg x 10 Cooking oil 2litres ** * 1948.99 40.00 2litres x 12 Beef 1kg 3249.99 3129.90 2820.01 3.00 /kg Chicken 1kg 1799.99 1729.99 1773.70 2.50/kg Chunks 1kg 599.99 419.99 * 2.00 3kg Kapenta 1kg 7469.99 8212.99 4482.10 10 11x100g Eggs Irvines (crate) 1999.99 1899.99 1906.70 3.00 Mealie meal 10kg 2179.99 2548.99 2214.40 5.00 Bread 344.99 351.99 346.65 1.40 x 8 Bathing soap Geisha 250g 406.00 313.99 406.20 9.00 250g X 20 Washing powder 2kg 1379.99 1379.69 1656.20 20.00 2kg x 8 Tissue 4 (BabySoft) 1799.99 1339.99 1540.00 8.00 24 x 12 Dish wash 750ml 799.99 569.99 1202.30 9.50 8 X 750ml
The disappearance of some commodities from shelves is attributed to a cocktail of measures that were recently announced by the government to address the economic crisis.
Some of the measures, particularly a temporary suspension of bank lending, have since been reversed following public outroar.
