Government gives out rice

[NewsWhore]

With barely a week to go before the 16 May election, the government has distributed 14,000 quintals of rice to the nation's retail and wholesale associations, so that the rice may be sold for RD$12 per pound in colmados. Industry and Commerce Minister Melanio Paredes made the announcement. Among the wholesalers who received the rice are Fermin Troncoso, president of Fenacodepro, Emilio Hernandez of Fecoder, Julian Antonio Parra from Asocomer and Rene Japa from the National District Wholesalers Association. Paredes said that these associations have pledged to distribute the rice to colmados, thus ensuring the sale at the RD$12 price. Paredes said that he trusts that these people have the character, transparency and connections to make sure the rice is sold at the agreed price.

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