Hike in onion price hits Upper East Region of Ghana

Correspondence from Upper East Region There is currently a hike in the prices of onions in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region, GhanaWeb’s Upper East Regional correspondent has confirmed. Already, there are two kinds of onions sold at the markets Bolga which are namely, the Niger grown and the locally grown onions predominantly grown in areas like Garu, Serbuni, Kulungungu, Mognori Pusiga Jentiiga, all in Bawku. According to GhanaWeb’s Upper East Regional correspondent, a bag of the locally grown onions which was initially sold between GH¢120 and GH¢150 are now going for GH¢300, while a bag of the Niger grown ones which was sold at GH¢100, is now selling at GH¢170. Initially, six to seven medium-sized locally grown onions were sold at GH¢2 and currently, about six very small sized ones which are on the verge of getting rotten, are sold for GH¢2. GhanaWeb’s Upper East Regional correspondent, Sarah Dubure, engaged some dealers in the vegetable selling space to find ...