Prices of vegetables and other consumables have experienced a significant rise in the Takoradi Central market. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) observed during a market survey that prices of some vegetables and plantain among others, had shot up within the past months.
Madam Esi Mansa, an onion seller, in an interview with the GNA said the producer price of onions had increased, thereby affecting its sales on the market.
She explained that a sack of onion is now going for GHC1,300 and GHC1,500- with a plastic bowl-size selling at GHC150 and GHC200 instead of GHC100.
“Initially, one could get about 10 to 13 pieces of medium-sized bulb of onion for GHC10, but now hardly would you get that same number going for the same price,” she lamented.
Madam Marian Mensah, a vegetable seller, also shared the same sentiment noting that some of the prices of food commodities were based on their availability, due to the weather condition, saying “When the weather does not favour planting and harvesting it could affect the price.”
She noted that a sack of green bell pepper was going for GHC1,200 instead of GHC800 with other vegetables like okro and garden eggs, also experiencing a hike in price.
Meanwhile, Madam Grace Obeng, a tomato seller, disclosed that the price of tomatoes was stable saying; “We are in the tomatoes season, so it is relatively cheaper and affordable on the market.”
From Gladys Abakah, Takoradi
GNA
