State Trading Organization (STO) has started selling the onions, potatoes and eggs imported for the month of Ramadan at low prices.
Head of the STO Super Mart, Fathimath Aashaan told Sun Media that while a sack of onions or potatoes are being sold for MVR 250 each, a kilo of the products is being sold for MVR 12. And a case of eggs are being sold for MVR 270 while it’s sold for MVR 1.50 separately.
The imports are being sold at the STO Supermarket and the No. 7 Warehouse of STO at Ameenee Magu. Aashaan said that the products would be available in the atolls in two days.
Last Ramadan, STO sold a sack of potatoes for MVR 225 while a kilo was sold for MVR 10. And while case of eggs was sold for MVR 250, a single egg was sold for MVR 1.25.
Managing Director of STO, Ahmed Shaheer said that they would try to provide without running out of stock this time around as well.
Close to every Ramadan, prices on a lot of products rises. And so STO tries to import some of the products and try to maintain an average low price.