"As part of the regular monitoring of supply, prices and price and quality control operations, the commission enquired on Monday 13 April 2020, about the supply situation which is characterized by availability and stability ," the department of General Affairs and Governance under the ministry of Economy, Finance and Administration Reform said in a statement, adding that "the situation of supplying the markets is normal for all basic necessities, whether food, hygiene or energy products”.

The commission noted that prices for the majority of commodities are stable, noting that fruit and vegetable prices continued their downward trend this week compared to the previous week.

 "Thus, prices fell by 7% for tomatoes, potatoes (-5%), carrots (-4%), green onions (-8%) and dry onions (-5.5%)," the same source said, pointing to stable prices for red and white meats and pulses.

 The inter-ministerial commission will continue to hold regular meetings to monitor the evolution of the market situation, the level of supply and prices and the results of the interventions of the control commissions to deal with any type of fraud, monopolization, speculation or price manipulation.