Spring arrived, prepared and spring sowing, is considering holidays, but also about new problems that catch the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina. A new shock is saved on their anyway empty pockets and wallets.
Since the world market situation is difficult, because of the wars that are waters, which due to the latest decisions of the Trump Administration in terms of customs stock exchanges, but also inclement of the new increase in the high prices of basic foods.
Thus the inhabitants of BiH will soon have new, greater prices of basic food groceries. Without accommodating only foods, but also some utilities, these days know the citizens of the Sarajevo Canton because the KJCP is sought by the Government of the Citizens of this Canton increase by 54 percent.
Economic experts believe that large trading chains use a situation, and that it is the power that can definitely stop it, if they will.
Nihad Imširović, representative of the Konzum Shopping Chain, for the factor says that the price increase will certainly come and that BiH, unfortunately, is an import country.
Rice and coffee reappoints
– I must tell you that Konzum had a bigger March 2019. years, but last, 2024. years. The price surcharges are secure, here, there has already been a growth of rice and coffee prices again – said Imširović.
Asked with the agreement with the line ministry in the Government of the Federation of BiH, more than 60 items, IMSIrović says that the decision will be left for another month and a half, and that it is not sure that the price of oil will be able to remain at that level.
Judging by the announcements, it will not only increase rice, coffee and oil, but also consumer eggs. Traders are all justing inflation.
Judging by the announcements of the Central Bank of BiH, inflation will take in the next two years, and in addition to ad hoc solutions, there are no long-term solutions.
From the Ministry of FBiH Trade for Factor They said that he was not in the plan meeting with shopping malls, and that they do not know what happens.
Just excuses
Igor Gavran, an economic analyst, is a factor pointing out that all this is just another excuse for why food will rise, which is not true.
– At least three reasons that is that: the first – the great trading chains have a greater negotiation power than most suppliers and they dictate the prices as they regularly blackmail them) and they are regularly distinguishing them) and seeking numerous concessions for the placement of goods and positions on the shelves.
Another reason is that many of the trading chains in BiH, ie the Group are also determined by their prices for their prices, so they themselves are their suppliers, which is possible to have a major role in agreement on prices.
And the third reason is that the margins of shopping chains are very high and have a lot of reduction space to keep or reduce prices if they can’t escape that can’t be avoided (this also shows their pretenses and the reality of their too high profits).
In short, while small merchants can justify the high prices in this way, large chains generally use it just as an excuse for further increase, although they are priced and now unrealistic high and profit enorman. Only the competent authorities can prevent this, but they do not want – concludes raven.
