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Kenya: Vegetable prices up after heavy rainfall
A vegetable shortage has hit parts of Kenya’s Tharaka Nithi County. This has resulted in prices going up. In the county’s main commercial centre, Chuka town, wholesalers from neighboring Embu and Meru counties are selling their kale at more than three time the prices of last month. Chuka town residents are now turning to cabbages, which are also scarce and expensive.
Stella Fredrick, a trader in Chuka town, said that they are hesitant to buy the little available vegetables as customers are complaining of the increased prices. “Our business has deteriorated because of the acute shortage of vegetables, which has run for some weeks now and which is likely to continue up to July,” Ms Fredrick told businessdailyafrica.com. She attributed the shortage to prolonged heavy downpours, which are usually followed by very cold weather, destroying the vegetables.
Vegetable prices surge after heavy rainfall
Tuesday May 25 2021
Stella Fredrick, a vegetable trader in Chuka town, Tharaka Nithi County at the Chuka open-air market on May 24, 2021. PHOTO | ALEX NJERU | NMG
By ALEX NJERU
A vegetable shortage has hit parts of Tharaka Nithi County pushing up prices.
In Chuka town, which is the county’s main commercial centre, wholesalers from the neighbouring Embu and Meru counties are selling a kilogramme of
sukuma wiki (kale) at Sh50 up from Sh15 last month.
The traders are in turn selling to consumers at Sh20, the few leaves that they initially retailing at Sh10.
Chuka town residents are now turning to cabbages, which are also scarce and expensive.