Ma'amoul prices see stability in markets, offers surge as Eid approaches
Ammon News - Omar Awad, president of the Jordan Association for Restaurants and Sweet Shops Owners, said that ma'amoul prices remained stable, as they were during the last Eid al-Fitr.
In remarks to "Ammon News," Awad noted that demand for ma'amoul has not yet begun, as Jordanians begin shopping for sweets two days before the Eid holiday in preparation for welcoming guests.
He explained that the offers and discounts on ma'amoul offered by shops increase as the Eid holiday approaches.
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