Leadership (Abuja)
6 October 2008
The price of tomatoes in Asaba, Delta State, has gone down to N6,000 from N7,000, for a large basket according to a survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
The reduction was also recorded in other major towns.
It will be recalled that the same quantity of tomatoes, which sold for N11,000 in Asaba, Ughelli and Warri in June crashed to N7,000 in August.
Some sellers, who spoke to NAN , attributed the reduction to the increase in the production of the commodity.
Mrs. Onyebuchi Eluaka, a seller in Asaba, said that tomatoes from the northern part of the country, which were usually scarce between June and September, were now available.
She said that between October and May the production of the commodity was always high.
In spite of the reduction in the price of fresh tomatoes, the price of tin tomatoes is still high in Delta.
Mrs. Eunice Okoli, tin tomatoes seller in Asaba, said that the price of tin tomatoes was still high as a carton of the product (gino) still went for N2, 500 in Asaba.
Meanwhile, a market survey by the Delta Ministry of Economic Planning, which was made available to NAN , showed that the prices of some foodstuff had remained stable in the past one week.
According to the survey, a 100 kg of brown beans, which sold for N20,000 in Asaba last week still sells for the same price.
The survey also showed that three kilogrammes of garri which sold for N220 in Asaba and Sapele last week went for N220.
The price of rice was also stable, as a bag of caprice, which sold for N8,000 in Asaba last week went for N8,000, while in Ughelli and Warri, a bag of caprice sold for N8,100.
The price of yam has not changed as a medium sized tuber of yam, which cost N300 in Ughelli and Warri last week went for N300.
The survey further showed that a kilogramme of beef, which sold for N800 in Agbor, Ughelli and Warri, went for N800, while in Asaba, the same quantity of beef sold for N850.
The stability of prices cover such commodities as frozen fish, ogbono and eggs that sell for N600 for one kilogramme, N300 for a milk cup and N300 for one dozen respectively in Asaba, Agbor and Warri.
(NAN)
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