Ghana: Traders blame irregular rainfall patterns for increase in yam prices

Yam sellers at the Nana Bosoma Market in Sunyani have attributed the hike in yam prices to irregular rainfall patterns this year and the high cost of farming inputs. According to the yam sellers, inadequate yam supply in the market has also contributed to the high prices. Currently, 100 tubers of yam are sold between GHC6,000 cedis and GHC7,500 cedis at farm gates across the Bono Region. The price of yam is currently higher at the Nana Bosoma Market in Sunyani compared to the same period in 2023. Three tubers of yam cost GHC50, depending on the size, with others going for up to GHC100. Yam sellers at the Nana Bosoma Market in Sunyani have denied allegations that they have deliberately increased the price of the commodity. However, they attribute the hike to irregular rainfall patterns recorded in the Bono Region and the rising cost of farming inputs. “There would have been an abundance of yam if it had rained. It is because of the poor rains that is why we do not have enough yam. ...