Glut! Farmers count losses as prices crash, customers happy

A bucket of fresh pepper was being sold between GH¢100 and GH¢120, as against the GH¢150 and GH¢200 recorded in September They cited increasing expenditure on labour, seedlings, fertiliser and other farm inputs as some of the major costs affecting their profitability.

A bucket of okra, which previously sold for about GH¢120, was now going for GH¢80, while a bucket of fresh pepper was being sold between GH¢100 and GH¢120, as against the GH¢150 and GH¢200 recorded in September.

Market survey A market survey conducted by the Daily Graphic at the three major markets in Nabdam, including Pelungu, Kongo and Zanlerigu, showed that the price of a bucket of tomatoes had fallen from between GH¢120 and GH¢150 at the beginning of September this year to between GH¢60 and GH¢70 in early October.