East newspaper, citing food industry activists, wrote that price hikes have reduced consumption of meat, chicken, eggs, and some other food items by 25 to 50 percent.

Ali Dadpey, an economist, while referring to the warning by the Islamic Republic’s Plan and Budget Organization about a reduction in Calabarg resources, said that reducing the purchase of food items does not mean a reduction in people’s demand; rather, it shows that households no longer have the purchasing power for meat and other protein products.