The Director General of the Grain Silos and Flour Mills Authority in Makkah said over 500,000 bags of flour have been supplied to the JeddahMakkah market to meet the 50 percent increase in flour demand during Ramadan. Ali Sangouf said the silos acquired the extra quantities of flour for distribution to bakeries and other flour dealers, based on figures provided by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. He said the grain silos for Makkah and Jeddah are being supported by the branches in Madina, Tabuk, Qassim and Hail in order to ensure a constant supply of flour during Ramadan. The cooperation of the other silos was the reason why the extra flour was able to be supplied to Jeddah and Makkah. In June, Al-Watan reported five new committees were formed to supervise the distribution of flour and arrest any flour distributors for increasing their prices without reason. Saleh Bin Ali Al-Turki, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Jeddah's Chamber of Commerce and Industry said in July the quota of bags of flour allocated for the Makkah area were increased from 230,000 to 400,000 bags. Al-Turki said the prices of flour here are the lowest in the world because the state subsidizes flour. - Okaz __
