[ 2014-08-16 ]

Sharp increases in tomato and onion prices in Tamale - Survey
Tamale, Aug. 15, GNA - Prices of tomatoes and
onions went up 100 per cent in the week to Friday
while that of yam is stable, the GNA Esoko survey
has shown.

A paint container of tomatoes, which was sold at
GH¢10.00 last week, is now being sold this week
at GH¢20.00 while onion had also been increased
from GH¢15.00 to GH¢30.00 at the previous
close.

Also the price of a five-kilogram bag of foreign
rice increased from GH¢27 to GH¢30.

The price of three tubers of medium size yam is,
however, unchanged at last week's closing price of
GH¢5.00.

Some of the market women explained to GNA market
watchers that steep rise in the prices of onion
and tomato is attributable to short supply because
this is the off-season for the two commodities.

A GNA market survey conducted in the two main
Aboabo and the Tamale Central markets showed mixed
prices of other commodities some of which remained
stable and others increased or decreased.

Below is the full list of the prices of the
commodities

Commodities Current Prices
Last week Prices

Maize GH¢3.00
GH¢2.70

Tomatoes GH¢20.00
GH¢10

Millet sorghum GH¢3.50
GH¢3.50

Cowpea GH¢5.00
GH¢5.50

Yam GH¢5.00(3-tubers)
GH¢5.00 (3-tuber)

Groundnut GH¢7.50
GH¢8.00

Wheat GH¢11.00
GH¢11.00

Soya beans GH¢5.00
GH¢5.00

Beans GH¢7.00
GH¢7.00

Onion GH¢30.00
GH¢15.00

Pepper GH¢8.00
GH¢8.00

Local Rice GH¢5.50
GH¢5.50

Kontomere GH¢1.00
GH¢1.00

Foreign Rice GH¢30.00 (5kg)
GH¢27.00 (5kg)

Source - GNA

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