Algeria’s Domestic Trade and Market Regulation sector is collaborating with stakeholders to pinpoint land and technical options for a new wholesale food market in Algiers. Minister Amel Abdellatif shared this update Thursday during a Council of the Nation plenary on oral questions, chaired by Vice President Omar Khemayas with Parliament Relations Minister Nadjiba Djilali present.
She outlined a participatory strategy to secure suitable sites and specs, creating a compliant hub that meets legal, health, and safety standards with transparent billing and financial tracking.
A Birtouta site was floated, but delays stem from unresolved land reclassification from agricultural use. Abdellatif framed wholesale markets as a strategic pivot—retooling distribution, curbing informal trade, and bolstering food security.
On southern wilayas transport costs, she detailed a compensation mechanism within broader reforms balancing efficiency and openness. The updated formula factors real distances, infrastructure quirks, and actual freight expenses.
Supply lines to the South remain steady, thanks to local trade offices’ monitoring tools.
For consumer safeguards, Abdellatif highlighted a phased modern control system rooted in expertise and inter-agency coordination. It tracks e-commerce growth, online deals, and illicit practices.