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The price of watermelons in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania has surged almost three times in less than a month due to a significant drop in supply. The wholesale price at the Veterinary Market, the largest watermelon market in the city, has risen from 2,000/- to 6,000/- as the fruit shortage worsened. The high demand despite the high prices indicates a profitable business for watermelon traders. However, they are facing challenges such as increased transport costs and a lack of a proper market area.
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THE price of watermelons risen sharply in Dar es Salaam by almost three times in less than a month due to low supply. The wholesale price at Veterinary Market, the largest watermelon market in Temeke, Dar es Salaam, climbed from 2,000/- at beginning of the month to 6,000/- on Thursday as fruit shortages increased. The situation is normal at the end of the year since is out of season for watermelons. Veterinary Market Watermelon Traders Association Chairman Athumani Bakari said despite the high price the business was good because of the high demand of watermelons. “The price sharply rose due to low supply as we used to receive 20 semi-trailer trucks a day, but now we only receive five semi-trailer trucks. “The drop in supply is noticeably high,” Mr Bakari said. One semi-trailer truck carries about 8,000 and 9,000 watermelons. This means the market now receives 45,000 watermelons a day instead of 180,000 watermelons. The chairman noted that transport costs hiked further the price of ...
Source: Dailynews
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