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Libya has recently faced a sharp rise in the prices of sacrificial animals, due to several factors, most notably Hurricane Daniel, which struck the city of Derna and caused major losses in livestock in the east of the country.
This led to the death of large numbers of sheep, cows and other animals, which negatively affected prices, which rose significantly.
The high cost of feed and the lack of government support for breeders contributed to the increase in prices, and the prices of imported sacrifices, which were considered an economical option for people with limited income, almost doubled.
Sacrificial animals imported from Spain and Ukraine were sold for about 500 Libyan dinars (about 103 dollars), but this year they rose to 950 dinars.
The comments of citizens and educators reflect their suffering due to these increases, as citizen Ahmed Abdel Hamid expresses his dissatisfaction with these increases and says that his salary is not enough to cover the costs of the sacrifice in addition to other obligations, while citizen Abdel Salam Muhammad insists on buying the sacrifice despite the high prices, expressing his concern about His inability to purchase sacrificial animals in the future.
Several factors contribute to this crisis, including the high price of feed, the government’s lack of support for livestock, and the hurricane’s impact on animal areas.
Tariq Al-Maghrabi, a sheep trader, explained that the state’s lack of support for breeders and the high price of fodder contributed to the increase in prices.
Fawzi Al-Aqouri, head of the butchers’ union in Benghazi, pointed out that the rise in the dollar needed to buy fodder and import livestock further complicated the situation.
All of these factors led to a decline in Libya’s ranking from third to eighth place in Africa in terms of the size of livestock, which is an indication of the great challenges facing the livestock sector in the country.
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