Get a good bargain from hawkers
Jun 26, 2009
COMPARED to last week, the supply of fresh foods on the market has increased. For example, this week matooke has recorded price reduction from sh15,000 to sh13,000 for big bunches and from sh8,000 to sh6,500 for the small bunches.
BY AGNES KYOTALENGERIRE
COMPARED to last week, the supply of fresh foods on the market has increased. For example, this week matooke has recorded price reduction from sh15,000 to sh13,000 for big bunches and from sh8,000 to sh6,500 for the small bunches.
Likewise, prices of pineapples have continued to drop from sh800 to sh500 for the medium size and from sh1,500 to sh1,000 for big size. A kilogramme of yellow dried beans has dropped from sh2,000 to sh1,700, while the red beans have dropped to sh1,400 and sh1,500 due to the new season.
Cassava is now flooding the markets and suburbs are full of pick-up trucks hawking it. Paul Kabagambe, AGMIS data analyst with FIT Uganda Limited, attributes this to various sources of supply, that is, Soroti, Masindi and Amuria.
Now that the fresh foods are in plenty, you do not need to continue paying exorbitant prices. Below are tips to guide you on how to get good bargains.
Take advantage of the farmers’ pick-up trucks hawking the foods like cassava, sweet potatoes and matooke in suburbs and around markets, for better bargains.
At the moment, avoid bulk stocking of dried beans and peas because prices are continuing to decline due to the new season.
Visit weekly and evening markets to buy foodstuffs at wholesale prices since farmers sell to traders at subsidised prices.
COMPARED to last week, the supply of fresh foods on the market has increased. For example, this week matooke has recorded price reduction from sh15,000 to sh13,000 for big bunches and from sh8,000 to sh6,500 for the small bunches.
Likewise, prices of pineapples have continued to drop from sh800 to sh500 for the medium size and from sh1,500 to sh1,000 for big size. A kilogramme of yellow dried beans has dropped from sh2,000 to sh1,700, while the red beans have dropped to sh1,400 and sh1,500 due to the new season.
Cassava is now flooding the markets and suburbs are full of pick-up trucks hawking it. Paul Kabagambe, AGMIS data analyst with FIT Uganda Limited, attributes this to various sources of supply, that is, Soroti, Masindi and Amuria.
Now that the fresh foods are in plenty, you do not need to continue paying exorbitant prices. Below are tips to guide you on how to get good bargains.
Take advantage of the farmers’ pick-up trucks hawking the foods like cassava, sweet potatoes and matooke in suburbs and around markets, for better bargains.
At the moment, avoid bulk stocking of dried beans and peas because prices are continuing to decline due to the new season.
Visit weekly and evening markets to buy foodstuffs at wholesale prices since farmers sell to traders at subsidised prices.