Cabbages are back in season

Cabbages
Cabbages were reported to have regained a steady supply in Kibuye Market last week. Earlier on, they had registered a low supply due to the slippery roads in the producing areas.

Julius Kalibala, a cabbage supplier, said they used to make only one supply a week to the market due to the bad roads which often became impassable after heavy rains.

Lately, with the sun out and the harvest season on, Kalibala says the roads are passable and they expect more steady supply to come into the market as days go by, at least twice or more times a week.

He also notes that by the end of this week, the price will have gone down from sh1,000 for wholesale and sh1,300 retail to whatfor every extra large cabbage sale. In other markets like Owino and Nakawa, the extra large cabbage cost sh1,500 retail price and sh1,000 to sh1,300 retail whole sale.

Green pepper
By the close of last week, vendors were counting one week since the green pepper came in season. The green pepper saw an increase in supply by close of last week, causing a drop in price.

In Owino and Kibuye markets, three medium sized green peppers were selling at sh500 yet previously they were sold at sh1,000. In Nakasero and Nakawa markets, four big sized green peppers, which previously went for sh2,000 two weeks ago, were selling at sh1,000.

Tomatoes
The price of tomatoes continues to go down as the supply continues to increase. Two weeks back, a big bowl (katasa) of tomatoes cost sh7,000 in Nakasero, Kibuye, Owino and Kalerwe markets.

By close of last week, it cost sh5,000. In Owino Market, a kilo of tomatoes reduced from sh2,000 to sh1,500 retail and from sh1,300 to sh1,000 wholesale. At Nakasero and Nakawa markets, the price remained constant at sh2,000.