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Camel owners unhappy over steep hike in fodder prices
RAS AL KHAIMAH — Emirati camel owners in Siwan area of Ras Al Khaimah, which has a popular camel racetrack, are unhappy over the continuous arbitrary hikes in the prices of fodder and accessories by the shop owners despite their repeated complaints to the authorities concerned.
Recently, more than 70 camel owners in Siwan arrived at one of the fodder shops which had hiked the prices and ordered the owner to shut down.
Government officials had to come to the rescue of the shopkeeper, who promised to roll back prices.
The camel owners say the prices of fodder have increased by 100 per cent from last year, which has affected their livelihood.
Salim Al Khattir, one of the camel owners in Siwan, said the price of 3 kg of fodder had gone up from Dh35 in early 2007 to Dh70 now.
He said they had lodged complaints with the RAK Department of Economic Development (DED) about the shop owners who had hiked the prices of camel fodder but the authorities seemed not to have done much since the shops were still charging high prices.
Another camel owner, Ali Dhabuh, said it had become very difficult for them to raise a big herd of camels with the steep increase in the prices of fodder and other accessories. Camels require large quantities of food.
“The authorities should come up with strict regulations to control the prices of fodder and accessories. The absence of price lists for such commodities is the major reason why these sellers increase the prices at will,” said Dhabuh.
Camel owners also said traders had been restricting the supply of camel food to the emirate and urged the authorities to monitor the prices.
Muhammad Majid, owner of a shop selling fodder in Siwan, however, blamed the increase in the prices of fodder and accessories on the suppliers in Dubai, claiming they had increased the supply prices.
Rashid Al Hebsi, head of the RAK DED, said a decision would be taken soon.
He also warned of punitive measures against all fodder sellers who arbitrarily hiked the prices without the authority’s approval.
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