Price of cassava drops again

The price of fresh tubers of cassava has declined for the second consecutive time in June. The price of the commodity dropped by 3 percent to close the week at 7 cedis 50 pesewas for three to four tubers.

Meanwhile gari recorded the highest gain in price for the third week in June. According to figures released by Esoko Ghana, the price of the commodity increased by 4 percent to close the week at 6 cedis 60 pesewas per medium size tin. Yam also followed with a 3 percent increase in its price.

A medium size tuber of yam is now selling at 7 cedis 20 pesewas. The prices of groundnut, soyabean and cowpea all went up by 2 and 1 percent each respectively. The price of millet, maize and wheat also declined in prices.

While a medium tin of millet is now selling at 5 cedis 40 pesewas, maize and wheat are now selling at 5 cedis 80 pesewas and 12 cedis 50 pesewas respectively.

Esoko reports that across the various markets, a “medium size tomato tin” full of fresh tomatoes dropped 21 percent in Kumasi and Techiman to close the week at 14 cedis 70 pesewas and 11 cedis respectively.

The commodity however made some gain in Accra, Bawku, Tamale and Damba. In Accra, it gained 14 percent to close the week at 13 cedis 30 pesewas; in Bawku it gained by 29 percent to close the week at 7 cedis 20 pesewas.

However in Tamale, the price of tomato gained 20 percent to close the week at 7 cedis 20 pesewas. In the other markets, the price remained the same.