DUSHANBE, April 1, Asia-Plus — This year’s extreme winter weather has led to some 30 percent in the price of meet in Tajikistan.
Thus the price of one kilogram of beef in Dushanbe has risen from 14 somonis on March 17 to 18 somonis, with similar price rises in the provinces.
Butchers attribute the price hike to unusually cold weather this winter, when a serious loss of cattle and rise in the forage prices were reported in the country. Another reason is lack of spring precipitations that have affected pasture forage growing, according to them.
It is to be noted that mutton prices have remained unchanged in the country.
In the meantime, specialists from the Dushanbe trade and markets directorate said that meat price hike has resulted from rising demand for meat during Navrouz celebrations. According to them, the meat price situation in Dushanbe will become stable within the next few days.
We will recall that some 3,000 head of cattle, some 30,000 head of sheep and goats as well as 400 head of horses and more than 35,000 head of poultry perished in the country this winter.
