Prices of foodstuffs remained stable But for yam and plantain, prices of other foodstuffs remained stable in the Ho market according to a survey conducted by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on Saturday, March. 22, 2025.
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 GHC50.00 and GHC70.00 depending on the sizes.
Onions of the same measurement were being sold at GHC60.00, dried pepper, GHC95.00, kpakpo shito goes for GHC140.00, okro GHC70.00 and garden eggs GHC80.00.
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 20.00 Ghana Cedis, four small tubers were sold at GHC10.00.
A bottle of palm oil was being sold at GHC20.00 and a gallon cost GHC130.00, a Kuffour gallon of cooking oil was being sold between GHC700.00 and GHC750.00 depending on the brand.
An ‘olonka’ of gari was GHC20.00, whilst an olonka of beans was GHC40.00.
A 50 kilogramme bag of rice goes for between GHC700.00 and GHC1100.00 also depending on the brand, for example a 50Kg bag of Millicent was being sold for GHC1000.00, whilst a 50kg bag of sugar was GHC750.00.
Three big sizes of tilapia were sold at GHC200.00, three medium sizes cost GHC100.00 and four small sizes cost GHC50.00.
Plantain was scarce as five small fingers of apem was being sold at GHC40.00 whilst a bunch cost between GHC150.00 and GHC250.00.
A tuber of yam was sold at between 40.00 and 70.00 Ghana Cedis 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 GHC1,200.00 at the farm gate.
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