{"id":238581,"date":"2016-08-12T08:30:36","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T08:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=238581"},"modified":"2016-08-12T08:30:36","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T08:30:36","slug":"tomato-prices-drop-for-second-consecutive-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/08\/tomato-prices-drop-for-second-consecutive-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Tomato prices drop for second consecutive time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the second week in August, tomato recorded the highest drop in price.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;NejvE030OenJUhevmGI7SFxXDUtQNc40&#8243;]The price of a medium size tin of the produce declined by 7 percent to close the week at 6 cedis 80 pesewas.<\/p>\n<p>This was followed by fresh tubers of cassava which price declined by 4 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Three to four tubers of the commodity are now selling at 6 cedis 70 pesewas.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile a medium tuber of yam dropped by 3 percent and it is now selling at 6 cedis 70 pesewas while a medium size tin of gari also lost 3 percent this week and it is now selling at 6 cedis 70 pesewas.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_61518\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61518\" style=\"width: 937px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-61518 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/citibusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/details-august-12.jpg\" alt=\"details august 12\" width=\"937\" height=\"456\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-61518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Details of the prices of some commodities across the various markets in the country<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Esoko Ghana, the prices of groundnut and soyabean also dropped this week.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile the price of cowpea went up by a pesewa while the price of a medium size tin of tomato remained the same.<\/p>\n<p>Esoko also reports that the prices of a medium size tin of fresh tomatoes declined in Accra, Techiman and Takoradi.<\/p>\n<p>In Accra, the commodity could be sold to you at 5 cedis 40 pesewas; while in Techiman it could be sold to you at 3 cedis 90 pesewas.<\/p>\n<p>Yet in Takoradi, the commodity could be sold to you at 9 cedis 70 pesewas.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Pius Amihere Eduku\/citibusinessnews.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>Credit: Esoko Ghana Commodity Index<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the second week in August, tomato recorded the highest drop in price. 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