Street vendors do roaring business

As prices of fruits and vegetables skyrocket in supermarkets and hypermarkets during Ramadan, street vendors are taking advantage of the holy month to sell their stock for relatively cheaper prices.
People gather around vendors to buy their fruits and vegetables for cheap prices although they are aware that the stock is about to go bad.
The price of a kilogram of tomatoes and cucumbers rose up to SR12 to SR14 in supermarkets last week, while street vendors sell them for SR5to SR6 per kilogram.
Street vendors are selling a kilogram of beans at SR8, while supermarkets have doubled bean prices for Ramadan, selling at a rate of SR19 per kg.
Vendors selling food on the streets claim that Ramadan is a time to do business. They are able to make more money even by selling products at cheaper prices.
Mohammed Amri, a Yemeni vegetable vendor on the streets of Ruwais, said he is able to sell an entire cart of vegetables each day during Ramadan.
“Competitive prices of fruit and vegetable force many families to opt for buying from us than from supermarkets,” said Amri. “The prices of fruit and vegetable in supermarkets increase during Ramadan. By selling at cheap prices, I am able to attract more customers. On normal days, I find it hard to have an empty cart at the end of the day, but during Ramadan it is the opposite.”
Ahmed, another vegetable vendor, said: “Although at big supermarkets, they have big offers for Ramadan, the prices of important food items like fruits and vegetables have gone up. This gives us a good opportunity to sell our stock. Not only do poor families come to us, but sometimes even the rich and wealthy prefer to buy from us than from supermarkets. Ramadan is one time when we make more money.”