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Sukumawiki Retailing Highest in Mombasa and Lowest in Nakuru

BY Soko Directory Team · December 19, 2017 06:12 am

A 50-kilogram bag of Sukuma wiki (kales) is being sold at an average market price of 1,200 shillings across the country with Mombasa having the highest market price of 1,900 while Nakuru had the lowest price of 800 shillings.

A 64-kilogram bag of tomatoes is retailing as follows: 9,500 shillings in Eldoret, 5,500 shillings in Kitale, 4,800 shillings in Nairobi, 4,000 shillings in Mombasa and Kisumu respectively and 3,500 shillings n Nakuru.

A 142-kilogram bag of spring onion on the other hand has the following market prices in selected towns across the country: 3,500 shillins in Mombasa, 3,000 shillings in Kitale, 2,000 shillings I Nairobi and Kisumu respectively, 1,200 shillings in Eldoret and 1,000 shillings in Nakuru.

The table below gives a summary of market prices for different other commodities in the market

CommodityWeight(kg)NairobiMombasaKisumuNakuruEldoretKitaleMalindiAverage
Sukumawiki501000190013008001000140010001200
Cabbages1261250250012001200130018004001490
Cooking Bananas2265060035035012004500500630
Ripe Bananas14600600350750600750370580
Carrots13827004000250018001800560034002560
Tomatoes644800400040003500950055008005160
Spring Onions1422000350020001000120030001940

 

The fruit market, on the other hand, is filled with a variety of different types of fruits including passion fruits, Oranges, Lemons, Mangoes, Pineapples, Pawpaws and even avocados.

A 126-kilogram bag of Mangoes retailing as follows: 3,000 shillings in Nakuru, 2,600 shillings in Nairobi, 2,520 shillings in Malindi, 2,400 shillings in Kisumu and Kitale respectively, 2,000 shillings in Eldoret and 1,300 shillings in Mombasa.

A 93 kilogra,m bag of Oranges has the following market prices: 4,800 shillings in Nakuru, 3,600 shillings in Nairobi, 3,500 shillings in Mombasa, 3,200 shillings in Eldoret, 3,040 shillings in Kitale, 2,500 shillings in Kisumu and 2,000 shillings in Malindi.

Here is a summary for the same:

CommodityWeight(kg)NairobiMombasaKisumuNakuruEldoretKitaleMalindiAverage
Passion Fruits5752005000300050004560825045004552
Oranges9336003500250048003200304020003520
Lemons952830250015002700380025002383
Mangoes12626001300240030002000240025202260
Pineapples1311009606504801105600700859
Pawpaw542000150070020002430275018901726
Avocado9022004500180022002200160027002580

 

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