Egg crisis hits Aden markets as prices soar

ADEN, Aug.28 (YPA) -In Aden and across other occupied regions, eggs, once a common household item, have become a symbol of worsening hardship.

They disappear from stores, only to reemerge in the black market at outrageous prices. While the shortage appears to be a simple food issue, it is, in reality, a reflection of deeper economic instability caused by monopolistic practices and a glaring absence of government oversight, allowing traders to take advantage of the situation.

Struggle with Greed

With every new morning, the citizen’s journey in Aden in search of eggs becomes more difficult, in a city that was supposed to be a haven of stability.

The crisis is a direct result of leaving the market without controls, which gave merchants a golden opportunity to monopolize and manipulate prices.

While the value of the local currency improves slightly, the citizen has not felt any impact of this improvement in markets drowned in chaos. The prices of basic commodities, led by eggs, are not decreasing but continue to rise provocatively, confirming that the prevailing dynamic is the exploitation of need, not a response to economic reality.

Citizens, accustomed to bearing burdens, reject the justifications offered by merchants about “costs not decreasing.” For them, this is just a transparent curtain hiding exposed monopolistic practices.

The responsibility here is clear in the failure of government authorities to intervene effectively to control the markets and protect the consumer, leaving families to struggle in a spiral of hunger and exploitation.

The Greed Map

The crisis extends beyond the borders of Aden to reveal stark price disparities between governorates, indicating the absence of a unified economic policy.

Eggs, sold on the black market in Aden for a price touching 6,000 riyals to face its fate alone, in the absence of a central regulatory body to impose its sovereignty and restore balance to the skewed scales.

This is especially so since the crisis, in all its details, highlights a harsh reality: the cost-of-living suffering in Aden is not an inevitable fate, but a direct result of officials’ failure to perform their duties, leaving the citizen in an inevitable confrontation with greed.

@E.Y.M