Kampala food prices stable

May 15, 2008

NEW harvests have started flowing into Kampala’s major markets but prices are unlikely to go down, a weekly survey has shown.

By Ibrahim Kasita

NEW harvests have started flowing into Kampala’s major markets but prices are unlikely to go down, a weekly survey has shown.

Robert Mugisa, a trader at Nakasero Market, said prices remained stable.

Simsim and groundnuts sell at sh2,500 a kilo, the same as last week.

Maize flour sells at sh1,400, beans and peas at sh1,500 a kilo, unchanged from last week.

Cassava flour sells for sh800, rice for sh2,100 a kilo. Irish potatoes go for sh1,500, onions and tomatoes sh1,000 a kilo, also unchanged from last week.
A bunch of matooke goes for sh7,000 to sh10,000. A heap of cassava sh1,000 like the previously week.

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