The reduction in supply is linked to the cultivation period.
Onion is one of the principal spices in most local and contemporary dishes. The price of the root vegetable has hit the ceiling in Douala with a medium-size selling at between FCFA 150 and FCFA 200 in most markets. In Marché des Oignons, where retailers get their supply, the prices differ slightly since the same onion is sold between FCFA 100 and FCFA 150.
...
AllAfrica Subscription Content
You must be an allAfrica.com subscriber for full access to certain content.
You have selected an article from the AllAfrica archive, which requires a subscription. You can subscribe by visiting our subscription page. Or for more information about becoming a subscriber, you can read our subscription and contribution overview.
For information about our premium subscription services:
You can also freely access - without a subscription - hundreds of today's top Africa stories and thousands of recent news articles from our home page »
Already a subscriber? Sign in for full access to article