Pekanbaru stocks up

Pekanbaru stocks up

PEKANBARU, Riau: The city has been stocking up meat to ensure
an adequate supply during the week-long national Koran reading
contest, known as the MTQ, which gets underway tomorrow.

The agencies that normally supply meat for the city have given
assurances that they will be able to meet all the meat
requirements during the week, the Antara news agency said.

Thousands of people, including participants, observers and
journalists, are converging in the city for the MTQ, always a
major national event.

The Pekanbaru Husbandry Office has issued a warning against
meat suppliers not to hoard their commodity in the hope of
profiting from the influx.

"Sure, make a profit by all means, but do so by selling more
and not by hiking up the prices," the office chief Agustaruddin
said.