The government has fixed the retail price of sugar, which is widely used in traditional household consumption, at MAD 5.14 per kilogram under a new measure to regulate refined sugar prices, reports Barlaman Today.
According to local outlet H24 Info, the price cap applies to paper-wrapped sugar loaves packed in bags or cartons, including two-kilogram loaves, as well as sugar cubes sold in one-kilogram boxes combined into five-kilogram packs.
The price limits are outlined in a ministerial decree issued by Minister of Economy and Finance Nadia Fettah. The decree came into effect on January 1 after being published in the Official Bulletin.
The measure sets maximum prices and profit margins for refined sugar at every stage of sale, from factory production to retail outlets. The aim is to stabilize the market and safeguard consumers’ purchasing power.
For granulated or powdered sugar used for general consumption, the decree establishes different prices based on pack size, with lower rates for larger quantities. For non-returnable 50-kilogram bags, the price has been fixed at MAD 4.23 per kilogram, provided the sugar has a purity level of at least 99.5%.
For sugar packaged for household use, the price per kilogram has been set at MAD 4.29 for five-kilogram packs, MAD 4.29 for two-kilogram packs, and MAD 4.33 for one-kilogram packs.
Dated December 10, the decree updates and adds to a 2006 ministerial order that set price ceilings and profit margins for refined sugar.
Authorities said the decision was taken after consultations with the interministerial price commission and forms part of wider efforts to regulate essential food prices, monitor profit margins across the supply chain, and maintain market stability.
