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Abattoirs at the Central Market received more than 8,000 sheep for slaughtering during the last three days. “In the last days of Ramadan, the number of livestock slaughtered was 5,500, while on Eid day the number was 1,500, and yesterday only 1,000, said a source at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment.
“On the last day of Ramadan, there was was an increase in the number of slaughtered sheep for butcheries and commercial complexes compared to last year when only 700 sheep were slaughtered, while this year the number reached 845.
About 30 veterinary doctors were available during these days to help customers, and inspect the slaughters. Some were also conducting inspections on butcheries and commercial complexes to make sure they met ministry regulations.
Qatari sheep were available between QR1,200 to QR1,300.
When asked if the blockade imposed on Qatar had any impact, people said that they didn’t notice any compared to last year. “I have been coming to this abattoir at Central Market for many years, and this year the procedures were better and faster. Actually I didn’t notice any shortage. The only thing is that this Eid many people preferred to buy local sheep” said Abdel Azizi.
“We appreciated the government's efforts to deal with this crisis because we didn’t feel or see any shortage especially because there were rumours in the media that prices will go up and there will be shortage,” said Al Marri. He also added this crisis helped people to support local economy and increase our products to achieve self-sufficiency, and this is future plan.
Recently a post was shared on the Ministry of Transport Facebook page saying Hamad Port received a vessel with 32,000 sheep from Australia.
