HIBAPRESS – Casablanca
The “Let it Baa” campaign, which spread widely across social media, has revived the debate about the prices of Eid sacrifices and the ability of Moroccan families to cope with the high costs of this occasion, after a number of citizens chose to express their rejection of high prices by calling for a postponement or boycott of purchasing the “sheep”.
The campaign, which has turned into a wide discussion within the digital space, came amid growing complaints about the rise in sheep prices in a number of markets, where participants see that reducing demand may contribute to pressure towards lower prices as Eid al-Adha approaches. In contrast, followers raise questions about the extent to which this campaign can continue, especially after employees and workers receive their monthly salaries, a period that usually witnesses a boom in the buying and selling movement within livestock markets. Between those who consider “Let it Baa” a message of protest against prices, and those who believe that reality and social customs may resolve the equation in the last days, the coming days will be sufficient to reveal whether the boycott will continue its momentum or whether the “sheep” will return to impose itself again inside Moroccan homes.
