The prices of subsidized products in Turkmenistan’s state stores continue to rise, according to a report by correspondents from the Chronicles of Turkmenistan.
Beginning March 12, the price of a kilogram of poultry increased to 35 manat ($10) from 21 manat ($6). The price for domestically produced chicken is the same as for poultry imported from Turkey.
In some stores chicken legs are still being sold at the old price — 16 manat ($4.57) per kilogram — but according to sellers, new batches could be more expensive.
These days in various parts of Turkmenistan’s capital Ashghabat, private traders are selling rice — the price of which has increased by three manat per kilo — directly from trucks.
As of March 6, eggs have become more expensive in Ashgabat’s state stores. The price has increased to 1.50 manat ($0.43) and 45 manat ($12.86) for a 30-egg tray, respectively, from one manat ($0.29) per egg or 30 manat ($8,57) per tray.
The cost of flour went to 3-5 manat ($0.86 – $1.43) per kilogram from one manat ($0.29) in February — while the cost of bread increased to four manat ($1.14) from one manat ($0.29) per loaf.
Turkmenistan’s president Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed an order to raise the purchase prices of wheat and cotton by two to three times beginning with the harvest of 2024 — just before the sharp increase in the prices of goods in state stores.
