For two days, flour is not sold to state stores, the Azatlyk source in Dashoguz said. "Flour is not being sold at state stores in Dashoguz. People gather in front of welayat flour factory.. There are so many people that it is impossible to approach. Due to the fact that they do not sell flour, there is no bread in private shops and markets. This has been going on for two days already, ”said a source who spoke with Azatlyk on condition of anonymity.. According to correspondents and interlocutors of Azatlyk in Turkmenistan, a similar situation is observed in other regions of the country, including the Lebap and Balkan regions. Correspondent Azatlyka in the eastern region of the country reports that in Lebap the main product of interest to people is flour. In state stores, he says, it is almost impossible to buy flour.. "On Lebap's wounds, 1 kilogram of flour costs 8-9 manat. The price of Kazakh-made flour reaches 15 manat, ”Azatlyka correspondent notes. Amanmurat Bugayev, an observer from Ashgabat, reports the absence of locally produced flour in state stores in the capital and in the Balkan region. According to him, besides flour, sugar and vegetable oil, as before, are sold in extremely limited quantities.. In the markets of the country remain high prices for other products.. Along with the shortage of food, on the counters of bazaars, the practice of using double price tags continues, when the price indicated on the price tag does not correspond to the actual value of the goods.. "For example, on the price list of potatoes indicated 5 manat per 1 kilogram. But when you come up to buy, they say to you: “We write 5 manats at the request of the market administration, but we sell potatoes at 7-8 manats”. The same situation with the price tags for other products are tomatoes, apples, etc., ”notes Amanmurad Bugaev. Against the background of the shortage and price of food in Turkmenistan, the dollar continues to grow on the black market. Last week, 1 US dollar was worth 19-20 manat, today its cost is on average 20-21 manat. “In Ashgabat, if the amount is $ 100-200, then they buy at 20.2 - 20.5 manat. If 300-500 dollars, then buy at 20.6 - 20.7 manat. The sum of $ 1,000 is already bought at 21 manat per dollar. In the administrative center of Balkan velayat, in the city of Balkanabat, the rate is slightly higher, here $ 1,000 is bought at 21.2 - 21.3 manat, ”said Amanmurad Bugayev, who is currently in the Balkan region. According to Azatlyk correspondent in Lebap, on October 16 in Turkmenabat the rate in illegal exchangers was 20-21 manats for 1 US dollar.

While many government stores do not sell flour, and high prices and a shortage of products in the country's markets persist, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov instructed to highlight achievements in providing the population of Turkmenistan with wheat and food.. “There are enough opportunities to reveal the achievements of concrete examples. In particular, we provided ourselves with wheat ... which we should regularly talk about, ”the head of state said at a government meeting on October 12.