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Tomato Price Highest Compared to Other Horticultural Products in the Market

BY Soko Directory Team · June 3, 2016 10:06 am

Kenya has a long history of growing horticultural crops for both domestic and export markets. Kenya’s ideal tropical and temperate climatic condition makes it favorable for horticulture production and development. Horticultural products in the Kenyan market include vegetables like cabbages, kales, carrots, tomatoes. The price of a 64kg bag of tomatoes tend to vary between Sh.5,000 to Sh.7,800 in different towns in the country. On the other hand, a 126Kg of cabbages is being retailed between Sh.1,000 in Eldoret to Sh.4,000 in Mombasa.

Here is a summary of the prices for different commodities in different towns in the country:

Commodity Weight(Kg) Nairobi Mombasa Kisumu Nakuru Eldoret Malindi
Cabbages 126 1500 4000 1300 1000 1260 2000
Cooking Bananas 22 500 650 280 350 1000 350
Ripe Bananas 11 600 450 280 750 560 500
Carrots 138 2200 3200 3000 1700 1600 4200
Dry Onions 13 950 1250 1300 850 1300 900
Tomatoes 64 7300 7800 7000 7500 7600 5000
Spring Onions 2500 4000 2500 1000 1400

 

There are also plenty of fruits currently in the market, though the prices tend to vary from town to town. These fruits include Passion fruits, Oranges, Lemons, Mangoes, Pineapples, Pawpaw and Avocado. Malindi seems to be producing lots of passion fruits as a 57Kg bag was going at Sh.2,280, contrary to Nakuru where the same quantity was being sold at Sh.5,000. A 90Kg bag of avocado went at Sh.1,600 in Kisumu, Sh.2,500 in Nairobi and Sh.3,250 in Malindi.

The table below summarizes the prices for different types of fruits:

Commodity Weight(Kg) Nairobi Mombasa Kisumu Nakuru Eldoret Malindi
Passion Fruits 57 4600 4500 3000 5000 3420 2280
Oranges 93 2800 2800 3600 3400 4000
Lemons 95 2700 2200 1500 2700 1800
Local Mangoes 126 2800 1400 2800 3000 2400 2520
Ngowe Mangoes 25 1200 500 1850 500 600 700
Pineapples 13 980 960 630 480 1040 600
Pawpaw 54 2500 800 1200 2000 1890 2000
Avocado 90 2500 3000 1600 3000 2000 3250

 

 

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