Carrots: most expensive vegetable on sale in Kitale, cheap in Nairobi

By Soko Directory Team / Published August 31, 2017 | 8:51 am

High Demand for Carrots Pushes its Price High in Mombasa

A 138-kilogram bag of carrots was retailing at a high market price of 7,000 shillings in Kitale and lowest in Nairobi at 2,600 shillings.

A 64-kilogram bag of tomatoes on the other hand was being retailed as follows: 10,000 shillings in Kisumu, 8,500 shillings in Eldoret, 8,000 shillings in Kitale, 6,400 shillings in Nairobi and Mombasa respectively, 5,000 shillings in Nakuru and 3,500 shillings in Imenti.

A 142-kilogram bag of dry onions was also being sold in the market as follows: 3,500 shillings in Mombasa, 3,000 shillings in Kitale, 2,400 shillings in Nairobi, 2,200 shillings in Kisumu, 1,000 shillings in Nakuru and 300 shillings in Imenti.

The table below gives a summary of the same:

Commodity	Weight(kg)	Nairobi	Mombasa	Kisumu	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kitale	Imenti	Kitui
Cabbages	126	1350	2100	1200	1200	1400	1800	2000	2200
Kales	50	1250	1500	1300	400	1000	900	900	1000
Carrots	138	2600	3200	3500	3000	3200	7000		5400
Tomatoes	64	6400	6400	10000	5000	8500	8000	3500	4000
Dry Onions	142	2400	3500	2200	1000	1200	3000	300
Capsicums	50	3000	2750	2400	3000	2500	4000	400
Chillies	38	2280	1700	1500	3000		3200	200

With plenty of fruits in the market, a 93-kilogram bag of oranges which are currently in season was being sold as follows: 5,000 shillings in Imenti, 4,800 shillings in Nakuru, 4,500 shillings in Eldoret, 4,200 shillings in Kitale, 4,000 shillings in Nairob, 3,200 shillings in Mombasa and 3,050 shillings in Kisumu.

A 90 kilogram of avocado on the other hand was retailing with the following market prices: 3,500 shillings in Mombasa, 2,400 shillings in Kitui, 2,200 shillings in Nairobi, Kisumu and Nakuru respectively, 1,800 shillings in Eldoret, 1,200 shillings in Kitale and 1,400 shillings in Imenti.

Commodity	Weight(kg)	Nairobi	Mombasa	Kisumu	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kitale	Imenti	Kitui
Passion Fruits	57	5400	4500	3000	5000	4560	4400	3300
Oranges	93	4000	3200	3050	4800	4500	4200	5000
Lemons	95	2850	2500	1600	2700		4750	2000	900
Mangoes	126	3000	4700	2500	4000	2000	2900
Pineapples	13	1040	900	650	480	1040	900
Pawpaw	54	2300	2000	1400	4000	3140	3300	1500	700
Avocado	90	2200	3500	2200	2200	1800	1200	1400	2400

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