Prices of vegetables and other consumables have experienced a significant rise in the Takoradi central market.

The Ghana News Agency (GNA) observed during a market survey that prices of some vegetables, and plantain among others, had shot up within the past months.

Madam Esi Mansa, an onion seller, in an interview, said the producer price of onions had increased, thereby affecting their sales on the market.

She explained that now a sack of onions was going for GH¢1,300 and GH¢1,500, with a plastic bowl-sized now going for GH¢150 and GH¢200 instead of GH¢100.

“Initially, one could get about 10 to 13 pieces of medium-sized bulbs of onion for GHC10, but now hardly would you get that same number going for the same price,” she lamented.

Madam Marian Mensah, a vegetable seller, also shared the same sentiment, noting that some of the prices of food commodities were based on their availability due to the weather conditions, saying, “When the weather does not favour planting and harvesting, it could affect the price.”

She noted that a sack of green bell pepper was going for GH¢1,200 instead of GH¢800, with other vegetables like okro and garden eggs also experiencing a hike in price.

Meanwhile, Madam Grace Obeng, a tomato seller, disclosed that the price of tomatoes was stable saying, “We are in the tomato season, so it is relatively cheaper and affordable on the market.”