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Dry Onions Retailing Highest in Mombasa and Lowest in Nakuru

BY Soko Directory Team · August 17, 2017 02:08 pm

A 142-kilogram bag of dry onions was retailing at a market price of 3,500 shillings in Mombasa making it the highest price in selected towns across the country while the lowest price was 1,000 shillings in Nakuru.

A 126-kilogram bag of cabbages, on the other hand, was being sold as follows: 4,300 shillings in Mombasa, 2,400 shillings in Kitui, 1,800 shillings in Kitale, 1,500 shillings in Kisumu, 1,400 shillings in Kisii and Eldoret respectively, 1,350 shillings in Nairobi and 1,200 shillings in Nakuru.

A 64 kilogram of Tomatoes was being sold as follows: 8,500 shillings in Kisumu, 8,000 shillings in Kitale and Kisii respectively, 6,800 shillings in Eldoret, 6,000 shillings in Mombasa, 5.100 shillings in Nairobi and 5,000 shillings in Nakuru and Kitui respectively.

The table below gives a summary of different other commodities that were in the market:

CommodityWeight(kg)NairobiMombasaKisumuNakuruEldoretKitaleKisiiKitui
Cabbages12613504300150012001400180014002400
Sukuma wiki5010001700150040012009003501000
Carrots13838006900350040003800840058005400
Tomatoes6451006000850050006800800080005000
Spring Onions1422300350023001000120030002800
Dry Onions138451000104075010401050800780
Capsicums50225030002400300020002500

 

A 54 kilogram of pawpaws was being sold in a number of towns with the highest being Nakuru at 4,000 shillings while Kisii and Kitui had the lowest market price of 700 shillings.

A 126-kilogram bag of mangoes was selling as follows: 4,000 shillings in Mombasa and Nakuru, 2,800 shillings in Nairobi, 2,500 shillings in Kisumu and 2,400 shillings in Eldoret and Kitale.

Here is a summary of the market price for different other fruits in selected towns:

commodityWeight(kg)NairobiMombasaKisumuNakuruEldoretKitaleKisiiKitui
Pawpaw54230016001400400031403300700700
Avocado902000300020002200180012004001400
Pineapples13104010806504801040900900
Mangoes126280040002500400024002400
Lemons95283026001700270047507000900
Oranges934000400035004800380042005500

 

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