Prices of foodstuffs remain stable – Reports

A woman who gave her name only as Auntie Yaa told the GNA that the prices of foodstuffs in the market today were the same as it was on the last market day.

Vegetables are now in abundance in the market which a market woman said was due to the unexpected rains, which started in early February, this year.

The survey showed that a quarter paint gallon of tomatoes is being sold between GH¢50.00 and GH¢70.00 depending on the sizes.

Onions of the same measurement were being sold at GH¢60.00, dried pepper, GH¢95.00, kpakpo shito goes for GH¢140.00, okro at GH¢70.00 and garden eggs GH¢80.00.

Madam Peace Adzimahe, a vegetable seller noted that she was optimistic that the cost of vegetables would come down in the coming days because of the rains.

Four big tubers of cassava were sold at GH¢20.00, four small tubers were sold at GH¢10.00.

A bottle of palm oil was being sold at GH¢20.00 and a gallon cost GH¢130.00, a Kuffour gallon of cooking oil was being sold between GH¢700.00 and GH¢750.00 depending on the brand.

An ‘olonka’ of gari was GH¢20.00, whilst an olonka of beans was GH¢40.00.

A 50 kilogramme bag of rice goes for between GH¢700.00 and GH¢1100.00 also depending on the brand, for example, a 50Kg bag of Millicent was being sold for GH¢1000.00, whilst a 50kg bag of sugar was GH¢750.00.

Three big sizes of tilapia were sold at GH¢200.00, three medium sizes cost GH¢100.00 and four small sizes cost GH¢50.00.

Plantain was scarce as five small fingers of apem were being sold at GH¢40.00, while a bunch cost between GH¢150.00 and GH¢250.00.

A tuber of yam was sold at between GH¢40.00 and GH¢70.00 depending on the size.

Madam Martha Damesi, a yam seller told the GNA that the cost of yam kept increasing by the day in the market because the price at the farm gate was also increasing.

She said for example 100 small tubers of yam were being sold to them at GH¢1,200 at the farm gate.