{"id":15404,"date":"2026-08-21T04:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T04:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccaa.gov.bt\/?p=15404"},"modified":"2026-08-21T04:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T04:23:11","slug":"thimphus-meat-market-shows-signs-of-stronger-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccaa.gov.bt\/?p=15404","title":{"rendered":"Thimphu\u2019s meat market shows signs of stronger competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new CCAA study finds that Thimphu\u2019s meat market is now showing clear signs of price<br>competition, particularly for fresh-cut meat products. Prices for beef, pork, Sekam and Shakam<br>vary significantly across shops, suggesting that retailers are increasingly setting their own prices<br>rather than following a common price list.<br>The findings indicate that CCAA\u2019s intervention to stop collective price fixing, together with<br>subsequent training for meat vendors, is working, with most establishments now setting their<br>own prices.<br>The study also highlights the need for continued price monitoring and transparency to sustain<br>competition and protect consumer choice.<br>The CCAA welcomes any feedback or suggestions from the readers.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the full study: Is Thimphu\u2019s Meat Market Competitive? <a href=\"https:\/\/ccaa.gov.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Final-Meat-Retail-Competition-Analysis.pdf\">https:\/\/ccaa.gov.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Final-Meat-Retail-Competition-Analysis.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new CCAA study finds that Thimphu\u2019s meat market is now showing clear signs of pricecompetition, particularly for fresh-cut meat products. Prices for beef, pork, Sekam and Shakamvary significantly across shops, suggesting that retailers are increasingly setting their own pricesrather than following a common price list.The findings indicate that CCAA\u2019s intervention to stop collective price [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccaa.gov.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccaa.gov.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccaa.gov.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccaa.gov.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccaa.gov.bt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15404"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ccaa.gov.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15404\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15407,"href":"https:\/\/ccaa.gov.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15404\/revisions\/15407"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccaa.gov.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccaa.gov.bt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccaa.gov.bt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccaa.gov.bt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}