{"id":181121,"date":"2016-02-03T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/butchers-strike-in-el-obeid-north-kordofan\/"},"modified":"2016-02-03T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T15:30:00","slug":"butchers-strike-in-el-obeid-north-kordofan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/butchers-strike-in-el-obeid-north-kordofan","title":{"rendered":"Butchers strike in El Obeid, North Kordofan"},"content":{"rendered":"

The butchers at the market of El Obeid, capital of North Kordofan, embarked on a strike on Tuesday, in protest against the increase in slaughtering fees.<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the striking butchers reported to Radio Dabanga that about 90 percent of the butchers joined the strike. “Only a few butchers opened their shops because they were not notified.<\/p>\n

“The fees for slaughtering a lamb increased to SDG36 ($6),” he said. “The slaughtering fees for a cow increased by SDG5 to SDG75 ($12), in addition to similar increases in the fees for sheep and camels.”<\/p>\n

The butcher explained that in El Obeid about 75 head of cattle are slaughtered each day, besides ten camels and 50 sheep.<\/p>\n

Soaring prices<\/strong><\/p>\n

After the rise in the prices of cooking gas, the prices of all consumer goods are soaring, market vendor Ismail El Tayeb told Radio Dabanga from El Obeid.<\/p>\n

“The price of a 50 kilogram sack of sugar jumped from SDG280 ($46) to SDG315 ($51).”<\/p>\n

Trader Mujahed Omar said that the price increases follow the increasing value of the US Dollar on the black market. “The Central Bank of Sudan pumped $100 million into the Sudanese banks to strengthen their foreign exchange balances.”<\/p>\n

He predicted that “investment deposits by sister countries may help too”.<\/p>\n