Prices of foodstuffs reduce marginally
Prices of some foodstuff on the local markets have reduced marginally ahead of the Christmas season.
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Tomato recorded the highest drop with 14 per cent at the close of the second week of December at an average price of GH¢10.10 per ‘medium size tomato tin.’
The Content Manager at Esoko, Mr Francis Danso Adjei, said the development was as a result of the influx of tomatoes into the local markets.
The decrease in the price of tomato was followed by Maize which made a 5 per cent drop to close the week at GH¢3.80 per olunka.
Local Rice also followed with a percentage loss to close the week at GH¢7.60 per olunka.
However, Yam (Pona) gained 14 per cent to close the week at GH¢4.10 per ‘medium size tuber’. Soya bean followed with a 5-per cent gain to close the week at GH¢6.20 per olunka and Groundnut with a 3-per cent gain to close the week at GH¢12.00 per olunka.
The price of Cassava (fresh tubers) also increased by a percentage point to close the week at GH¢ 3.50 per 3-4 tubers.The price for an “olunka” of maize gained 3 per cent in Kumasi to close the week at GH¢5.10 and dropped by 17 per cent in Accra to close the week at GH¢2.50. The cereal also dropped by 25 per cent in Tamale to close the week at GH¢3.00, while in the other markets, the price remained unchanged.
A ‘medium size tomato tin’ full of fresh tomatoes lost 34 per cent in Kumasi to close the week at GH¢6.30 with Techiman losing 44 per cent to close at GH¢5.60 and also with Takoradi and Dambai dropping 17 and 10 per cent to close the week at GH¢18.00 and GH¢6.50 respectively.
The commodity however made a gain in Tamale, gaining 9 per cent to close the week at GH¢7.20. In the other markets, prices remained the same.
NB: Retail Prices are provided in standard measures (Kgs or Litres) as local measures tend to change for each market.
* Accra market is Agbogbloshie
* Kumasi is the Central market.
Bawku, Dambai and Tamale use Koko bowl