GHC20 is now worth 4 tomatoes – Trader reveals

A Ghanaian female trader has lamented the rising cost in purchasing tomatoes.

In an interview, the trader noted that a bag of tomatoes now goes for GHC8,000 while a basket is sold at GHC1,500.

Currently, a bucket goes for GH200. Due to the high cost of purchasing tomato, the trader noted that a tomato is now sold for GHC5, as such with GHC20, one can get 4 tomatoes.

She noted that some of her customers are no longer able to purchase the fruit, as such use tomato puree as an alternative.

She called on the government to intervene to curtail the surging cost of tomatoes.