Eid al-Adha festival should It is the busiest time of The year for Mahmoud Abu Houli, livestock dealer in Gaza strip. But the high prices have pushed many away of The people who usually buy sheep or goats for sacrifice on Muslim holiday.
Before Eid Al-Adha begins on Saturday Abu Karim says He can’t afford to cut prices because of The sky-missiles cost of Animal Feed – A side effect of Ukraine war that shook global agricultural markets.
We stand here all day without selling anything of Abu al-Karim said: Our cattle. struggling To find buyers in Khan Younis market in southern Gaza.
Muhammad Issa, 24, decided against Buy as soon as you discover it how a lot of sheep cost. “else year I bought a carcass for 300 dollars, today I found out would cost $500 or $600 so I decided not to do that.”
Eid al-Adha, one of Two in Islam main Festivals are the peak of The annual pilgrimage when Muslims sacrifice animals to commemorate the preparations of Prophet Ibrahim, or Abraham, to be sacrificed son on God command. those who Animal sacrifice often distributed meat to the poor.
but this year people in many Arabs countries Say higher Prices mean they can’t stand important traditions, reflecting the effect of Ukraine’s war accumulated more the pressure on already high global Food prices.
“I came to check prices and whether we would be able to buy or not. But the prices are very unbelievably high compared to last year Hammoud Al-Asri said at a market in Sana’a, Yemen, where the ceasefire took place earlier year It brought a respite of seven years of war but millions resident face hunger.
“I’m leaving, I can’t stand it.”
in market in Egypt the Arab world’s most populous country, one A trader said sheep prices had gone down up By 50% to 90 pounds ($4.77) per kilogram. “We couldn’t find buyers. I can sell the kilograms for 70 pounds but I need to find someone buy From me, what else do I do? “
sheep or washing machine?
Russia invaded Ukraine in February in what you call itspecial Operation.” With the two countries Accounting for one-Third of global Grain exports, the war led to higher prices for grain, fuel and fertilizer, of of which Russia is a major exporter.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned last month world faced “Unprecedented hunger Crisis”, saying that the war has long worsened problemsincluding climate disruption and the COVID-19 pandemic.
My duties Sheikh who sells cattle in Algeria, said the costs have moved up Prices: “It’s barley, it’s food, it’s maintenance. “
In Lebanon, where a year- long economic crisis caused Poverty exacerbated, butcher said good laboratories that sheep prices were rising By today, it is now $250 – roughly 7.5 million Lebanese pounds.
“It’s very big number for a employee They get paid 1.5 million or 2 million (month).”
In Baghdad, a customer who He mentioned his name as Hussein said he couldn’t pay 500,000 dinars – about $350 – that one The merchant was asking for Sheep. I asked him why 500? He replied that the conclusion expensive,” He said.
Ali Farhan, 23, said it happened postponed buy laundry machine to get a sheep instead.
I spent all morning looking for reasonable prices price to me buy sheep for sacrifice for Mine dead mother and finally found a smallslim one who – which cost I have 350 thousand Iraqi dinars cost About 200,000 dinars.
