Sorghum Retails Highest in Eldoret and Lowest in Nakuru

By Soko Directory Team / Published October 2, 2017 | 9:57 am

A 90-kilogram bag of Sorghum was retailing at a market price of 6,300 shillings in Eldoret, which was the highest price and lowest in Mombasa and Nakuru at 3,600 shillings respectively.

A 90-kilogram bag of dry maize, on the other hand, was being sold with the following market prices in selected towns: 4,800 shillings in Kisumu, 3,500 shillings in Nairobi, 3,200 shillings in Eldoret, 2,800 shillings in Mombasa and 2,500 shillings in Kitale.

The table below gives a summary of market prices for other cereals in different towns:

Commodity	Weight(kg)	Nairobi	Mombasa	Kisumu	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kitale
Dry Maize	90	3500	2800	4800	3000	3200	2500
Green Maize	115	2250	5200	2400	1500	1600	2000
Finger Millet	90	8100	9000	9600	8000	8100
Sorghum	90	5200	3600	5200	3600	6300

A 90-kilogram bag of Njahi was being sold as follows in some towns across the country: 13,500 shillings in Eldoret, 10,800 shillings in Kitale, 10,000 shillings in Nairobi, 7,500 shillings in Mombasa and 7,200 shillings in Nakuru.

Rosecoco beans, on the other hand, was being sold as follows: 8,200 shillings in Eldoret, 8,000 shillings in Kisumu and Nairobi respectively, 7,000 shillings in Kitale, 6,900 shillings in Mombasa and 5,500 shillings in Nakuru.

Commodity	Weight(kg)	Nairobi	Mombasa	Kisumu	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kitale
Rosecoco Beans	90	8000	6900	8000	5500	8200	7000
Mwitemania Beans	90	7650	8000		5000	9000	7000
Canadian Beans	90	8100		9600	5000		7000
Njahi	90	10000	7500		7200	13500	10800

A 110-kilogram bag of groundnuts had the following retail prices: 15,400 shillings in Kitale, 13,200 shillings in Nakuru, 12,500 shillings in Nairobi, 12,000 shillings in Kisumu, 11,660 shillings in Mombasa and 11,250 shillings in Eldoret.

The table below summarizes the market prices for other commodities in the market:

Commodities	Weight(kg)	Nairobi	Mombasa	Kisumu	Nakuru	Eldoret	Kitale
Green gram	90	9800	6750	9600	6700	11700	12600
Cowpeas	90	8550	7200	9600	8100	7650	8000
Fresh peas	51	2300	3250	2500	2500	3040	3000
Groundnuts	110	12500	11660	12000	13200	11250	15400

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