The municipal guard in the municipality of Hai Al-Andalus neighborhood closes a number of shops for hiking flour prices.

 Tripoli, 28 February 2022 (Lana) The municipal guard in the municipality of Hai Al-Andalus district in the capital closed a number of shops due to hiking of flour prices.

 The Municipal Guard and the Economy Directorate carried out a crackdown on offending flour dealers for hiking prices, and closed their shops.

  Minister of Economy and Trade Mohammed Al-Haweij said that Libya's wheat reserves are enough for more than a year and that the existing stock is more than 400,000 tons and there are contracts to be implemented by about 500,000 tons.

  "The current crisis in Ukraine has no impact on the country, as Libya imports only 20 percent of its needs annually from Ukraine while consuming one million tons of wheat a year, Al Heweij told reporters. He warned against speculators trying to create chaos in for gains.

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