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The agricultural and economist communities have rebuked the Competition Commission for saying that bread and sunflower oil price hikes in 2022 were unjustified.
The commission — which acts as a prosecuting authority in competition matters, investigates collusion and monitors food prices — said in a statement on Tuesday that maize meal price hikes in 2021 and 2022 were opportunistic. ..A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and TimesLive Premium.
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