Nigeria: Tomato price crashes as supplies from Ghana, Cameroon hit the market

Published May 30, 2023

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The article explains the significant decrease in tomato prices in Nigerian markets, which has been attributed to increased supply from Ghana and Cameroon. This development comes after a previous scaricity caused by a pest attack, which had led to high tomato prices in Kano State, where a large basket of tomatoes now costs between N18,000 and N20,000, a fraction of the price seen during the scarcity. The drop in prices is largely due to the increased supply, with the Kano State Chairman of the Tomato Out Growers Association of Nigeria confirming the pest attack as the cause of the initial scarcity.

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The price of tomatoes has crashed in most Nigerian markets as supplies from Ghana and Cameroon have arrived the county’s markets. Daily Trust findings revealed that due to the recent tomato scarcity that hit the nation as a result of the Tuta Absoluta pest attack on tomato plantations, tomato merchants have resolved to import the crop from Ghana and Cameroon to complement the supply in Nigeria, and as a result the price of tomato which had gone up initially has crashed. A check revealed that a big basket of tomato which was selling for over N50,000 recently is now selling for N18,000 to N20,000 in Kano State due to its availability. The Kano State Chairman of Tomato Out Growers Association of Nigeria (TOGAN), Alhaji Sani Danladi Yadakwari, ...

Source: Hortidaily