Cassava and Local rice go up in Takoradi

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The prices of cassava and local rice have gone up significantly in the Takoradi market. Cassava went up 32% (Ghc0.38 to Ghc0.50) in wholesale trading and 100% (Ghc0.50 to Ghc1.00) in retail. Again, in the same market, local rice went up 50% (Ghc1.00 to Ghc1.50) in wholesale trading and 67% (Ghc1.20 to Ghc2.00) in retail trading. For cassava, the market watcher attributed the hike to the scarcity of the crop in the market due to bad harvest while for local rice added cost of transporting the crop from the Volta Region to the market was the key reason given.

 

 

 

Tomato trades flat in key markets

Unlike previous weeks where tomato has shown a great deal of volatility both at the wholesale and retail levels in key markets, this week, it traded flat in the Kumasi Central and Agbogbloshie markets. At the wholesale level in Agbogbloshie, the crop traded at the same price as last week. Slight decreases were however recorded in the Kumasi Central market (Ghc1.73 to Gh1.53) at the wholesale level and (Ghc2.00 to Ghc1.82) at the retail level.

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By: Obed Boafo

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