The sale of subsidised sheep to citizens began on Monday based on the initiative launched by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with the Ministry of Municipality and Environment and the Widam Food Company

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), in co-operation with the Ministry of Municipality and Environment and Widam Food Company, Sunday announced a joint national initiative

Large numbers of residents across the country flocked to the various slaughterhouses designated by Widam Food Company to get their Eid sacrificial sheep slaughtered and processed.

The initiative has been launched by the MEC for the fifth year in row aiming at creating a balance in prices at the local market, which experiences a surge in demand for sheep ahead of and during Eid Al Adha.

Abdulrahman al-Khayareen, CEO of Widam, pointed out that Widam has a full plan that would be implemented with the support of the government entities concerned to make this season a success.

Widam Food Company has received more than 32,000 heads of Australian sheep, which are now available at the company's barns.

Widam Food Company has opened a new abattoir for slaughtering camels, which is considered the first of its type in the country. It is located at the Central Market inside the automated slaughterhouse.

Ahead of the upcoming Eid al-Adha, Widam Food Company is set to sell subsidised Arabic sheep to Qataris, from Sunday until September 13.