Some shea butter sellers
Some shea butter sellers in the Ashanti Region say demand for the product has risen as a result of the harmattan season.
According to them, daily sales have shot up, resulting in high profits.
The opportunity could persist till the end of January 2020 and would also benefit shea butter sellers in the northern part of Ghana and other areas where the harmattan is most severe.
Fatawo Rabi, a seller at a popular shea butter market at Alabar in Kumasi, said the commodity was previously experiencing low patronage but with the harmattan in season, demand has shot up.
"We could sell more of the product for now and we are making more profit from it,” another trader told Kumasi FM's Elisha Adarkwah.
The sellers say the wholesale price for a sack of shea butter is GHS700 and GHS500 while a calabash of the product costs GHS300 and GHS250, depending on size.
Those who want a small square size of the pomade can also buy it from the retailers at GHS1 in the market.
Shea butter is produced from shea nuts of the Karite trees.
It is used to produce body cream products, among others.
The commodity, which can be an important exporting earner for Ghana, is mostly grown in the northern part of Ghana.
During the harmattan season, the skin becomes dehydrated, dry, scaly and rough, thus, the need for shea butter.
It is used to nourish and moisturise the skin due to the fats the product contains.
