Plenty of Fruits in the Market due to High Rainfall

Soko Directory Team

10 years ago

This being the rainy season, vegetables seem to be in plenty in most towns in the country. There is plenty of Kales, thus the low and favorable market prices, as a 50kg bag of it was being sold at Sh.2500 in Mombasa, where it happened to be highest, as compared to Nakuru, where the same quantity retailed at Sh.700. Here is a summary of commodity prices in some towns:

Commodity	Weight(Kg)	Nairobi	Mombasa	Kisumu	Nakuru	Eldoret	Malindi
Kales	50	1250	2500	1800	700	1000	1250
Cabbages	126	1400	3000	1200	1000	1500	2000
Cooking bananas	22	510	600	250	350	800	350
Ripe Bananas	14	600	400	250	750	630	500
Carrots	138	2100	3700	3000	1500	1800	4000
Tomatoes	64	5120	8300	6500	5000	6800	4800
Dry Onions	13	950	1100	1300	850	910
Spring Onions	142	2600	4000	2500	1000	800

Fruits too are in in plenty this season. Pineapples are the ones retailing cheapest as compared to other fruit types like Passion fruits and Oranges. The Table below summarizes fruit prices in different towns across the country:

Commodity	Weight(Kg)	Nairobi	Mombasa	Kisumu	Nakuru	Eldoret	Malindi
Passion Fruits	57	5130	5000	3000	5000	2280	2280
Oranges	93	3400	2800		3600	3300	4000
Lemons	95	2850	2000	1500	2700		1800
Local Mangoes	126	2700	1650	2800	3000	2400	2520
Ngowe Mangoes	25	1200	600	1800	500	700	700
Pineapples	13	1040	960	620	480	1040	600
Pawpaw	54	2200	1000	1200	2000	2160	2000
Avocado	90	2800	3000	1700	3000	2000	3250

Article by Vera Shawiza.