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A 200Kg Crate Of Tomatoes Retailing At 9,500 In Nairobi

BY Lynnet Okumu · September 9, 2022 01:09 pm

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At the Fig tree market, consumers are paying 20 shillings for three medium-sized tomato fruits and 50 shillings for four large-sized ones.

For an average of 310 shillings, consumers can have a kilogram of tomatoes at Marikiti Market, while spending 10 shillings for one medium-sized tomato fruit.

The price of 200 kilograms of tomatoes is retailing at an average of 9,500 shillings in Nairobi driven by the high demand occasioned by the continuous drought creating a shortage of the commodity across the country.

This is a decrease of up to 5000 shillings about three months ago and an increase of more than double from an average of 4000 shillings six months ago.

Meanwhile, the 64-kilogram bag is retailing at an average market price of 6000 shillings across the country.

In Nairobi’s Uthiru market, traders are selling one medium-sized tomato fruit at 10 shillings up from 5 shillings three months ago.

At the Fig tree market, consumers are paying 20 shillings for three medium-sized tomato fruits and 50 shillings for four large-sized ones.

For an average of 310 shillings, consumers can have a kilogram of tomatoes at Marikiti Market, while spending 10 shillings for one medium-sized tomato fruit.

As compared to the open-air markets, tomato prices vary across the different estates of Nairobi. Depending on the size and quality, in some estates, the traders sell one tomato fruit for 20 shillings, while others sell for 10 shillings or even 5 shillings.

At the same time, the price of a kilogram of red Tanzanian onions in Nairobi has reduced from an average of between 100 -200 shillings to between 55-90 shillings. A single onion retails between 10 and 15 shillings apart from small ones which are 5 shillings. The Kenyan type is retailing at 45 shillings.

A 13 kg net of dry Kenyan onions retailing at 850 shillings while the 10Kg bag is 700 shillings.

One sack of pili pili hoho is selling for 4,500 shillings while one piece is selling at 15 – 20 shillings up from 10 shillings a month ago.

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