A 110-kilogram bag of groundnuts was retailing highest in Kitale at 15,400 shillings and lowest in Eldoret at 11,250 shillings. The average market price was 12,668 shillings.
A 90-kilogram bag of cowpeas was being sold as follows in selected towns across the country: 9,600 shillings in Kisumu, 8,100 shillings in Nakuru, 8,550 shillings in Nairobi, 8,000 shillings in Kitale and 7,200 shillings in Mombasa and Eldoret respectively.
A 90-kilogram bag of green grams was being sold as follows: 12,600 shillings in Kitale, 11,700 shillings in Eldoret, 9,800 shillings in Nairobi, 9,600 shillings in Kisumu, 6,750 shillings in Mombasa and 6,700 shillings in Nakuru.
Here is a summary of the same:
Commodity | Weight(kg) | Nairobi | Mombasa | Kisumu | Nakuru | Eldoret | Loitkt | Kitale | Average |
Groundnuts | 110 | 12500 | 11660 | 12000 | 13200 | 11250 | 15400 | 12668 | |
Greengram | 90 | 9800 | 6750 | 9600 | 6700 | 11700 | 7500 | 12600 | 9236 |
Fresh peas | 51 | 3000 | 3500 | 2500 | 3000 | 3040 | 3000 | 3000 | 3006 |
Cowpeas | 90 | 8550 | 7200 | 9600 | 8100 | 7200 | 8000 | 8108 |
A 50-kilogram bag of Sukumawiki was averagely being sold at a market price of 1,021 shillings across the country with the highest market price being 1,700 shillings in Mombasa while Eldoret had the lowest market price of 800 shillings.
A 64-kilogram bag of tomatoes was retailing as follows: 7,500 shillings in Kisumu, 8,500 shillings in Eldoret, 7,000 shillings in Kitale, 6,200 shillings in Nairobi, 5,400 shillings in Mombasa and 5,200 shillings in Nakuru.
The table below summarizes prices for different other commodities from different towns:
Commodity | Weight(kg) | Nairobi | Mombasa | Kisumu | Nakuru | Eldoret | Loitkt | Kitale | Average |
Sukuma wiki | 50 | 1250 | 1700 | 1200 | 500 | 800 | 7000 | 1000 | 1021 |
Cabbages | 126 | 1350 | 2100 | 1200 | 1200 | 1400 | 2200 | 1800 | 1607 |
Carrots | 138 | 2500 | 2300 | 2000 | 2000 | 1600 | 2400 | 3600 | 2343 |
Tomatoes | 64 | 6200 | 5400 | 7500 | 5200 | 8500 | 4000 | 7000 | 6257 |
Spring Onions | 142 | 2300 | 3500 | 2400 | 1000 | 1200 | 3000 | 2233 | |
Dry Onions | 13 | 1040 | 650 | 1040 | 750 | 1040 | 800 | 675 | 856 |
Capsicums | 50 | 2750 | 2000 | 1800 | 2000 | 2000 | 3000 | 4000 | 2507 |