FCI provides market information on a weekly basis for 13 commodities amongst them focus horticultural crops which the project focuses on. The data is collected in 8 markets namely: Nyabugogo, Ntunga, Kayonza, Kimironko, Nyamata, Ruhuha, Kabarondo and Rwamagana located in Gasabo, Kayonza, Rwamagana and Bugesera districts. Market pricing and price fluctuations are a major factor that smallholder farmers need be informed on and consistently guided on in order to access stable local, regional and international markets.
Wholesale prices gathered in the month of August 2021 indicate cauliflower fetched better prices at Kayonza market (400Rwf/0.5Kg piece) while chili monitored in Nyabugogo only fetched an average of 513Rwf/Kg. French beans on the other hand traded with better prices in Kimironko(400Rwf/kg).
Garlic was traded in bunched of 0.4kg and the wholesale prices ranged between 300-400Rwf across the markets while gooseberry was only recorded in Nyabugogo market at an average price of 388Rwf/kg. Ntunga market offered the highest whole sale price for onions per kg at 825Rwf.Futher analysis indicated pineapple wholesale prices increased in majority markets in week 2 and 3 while in week 4 majority markets recorded a decrease in price. Red cabbage monitored in Nyabugogo market only recorded an average price of 150Rwf per 0.5kg head.
Whole sale prices (RWF) Outlook: August 2021
Commodity |
Market Name |
Weight per unit of measure |
5th August |
12th August |
19th August |
26th August |
Average price (RFW) |
Cauliflower |
Nyabugogo |
0.5 |
150 |
200 |
350 |
200 |
225 |
kimironko |
0.5 |
300 |
300 |
400 |
350 |
338 |
|
Nyamata |
0.5 |
400 |
400 |
300 |
400 |
375 |
|
kayonza |
0.5 |
400 |
400 |
400 |
400 |
400 |
|
Chilli |
Nyabugogo |
1 |
350 |
250 |
750 |
700 |
513 |
Common beans |
kimironko |
1 |
750 |
750 |
750 |
750 |
750 |
Nyamata |
1 |
320 |
320 |
350 |
300 |
323 |
|
Ruhuha |
1 |
350 |
400 |
350 |
350 |
363 |
|
Ntunga |
1 |
450 |
500 |
600 |
500 |
513 |
|
Rwamagana |
1 |
400 |
500 |
500 |
500 |
475 |
|
French beans |
Nyabugogo |
1 |
300 |
270 |
250 |
300 |
280 |
kimironko |
1 |
450 |
450 |
400 |
300 |
400 |
|
Nyamata |
1 |
300 |
300 |
250 |
250 |
275 |
|
Ruhuha |
1 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
350 |
313 |
|
kayonza |
1 |
230 |
300 |
150 |
195 |
219 |
|
kabarondo |
1 |
250 |
180 |
180 |
160 |
193 |
|
Ntunga |
1 |
200 |
200 |
250 |
250 |
225 |
|
Rwamagana |
1 |
312 |
312 |
312 |
343 |
320 |
|
Garlic |
Nyabugogo |
0.4 |
450 |
400 |
300 |
300 |
363 |
kimironko |
0.4 |
400 |
400 |
300 |
425 |
381 |
|
Nyamata |
0.4 |
350 |
350 |
300 |
350 |
338 |
|
Ruhuha |
0.4 |
350 |
350 |
350 |
375 |
356 |
|
kayonza |
0.4 |
400 |
400 |
400 |
400 |
400 |
|
kabarondo |
0.4 |
400 |
400 |
400 |
400 |
400 |
|
Ntunga |
0.4 |
300 |
300 |
350 |
350 |
325 |
|
Rwamagana |
0.4 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
|
Gooseberry |
Nyabugogo |
1 |
500 |
400 |
300 |
350 |
388 |
Maize |
Nyabugogo |
1 |
280 |
280 |
280 |
280 |
280 |
kimironko |
1 |
250 |
250 |
300 |
300 |
275 |
|
Nyamata |
1 |
150 |
150 |
150 |
150 |
150 |
|
Ruhuha |
1 |
160 |
160 |
160 |
160 |
160 |
|
kayonza |
1 |
150 |
170 |
150 |
150 |
155 |
|
kabarondo |
1 |
160 |
180 |
160 |
180 |
170 |
|
Ntunga |
1 |
150 |
200 |
250 |
250 |
213 |
|
Rwamagana |
1 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
|
Onion |
Nyabugogo |
1 |
550 |
500 |
550 |
520 |
530 |
kimironko |
1 |
500 |
500 |
500 |
500 |
500 |
|
Nyamata |
1 |
500 |
500 |
500 |
450 |
488 |
|
Ruhuha |
1 |
400 |
400 |
400 |
420 |
405 |
|
kayonza |
1 |
700 |
500 |
500 |
400 |
525 |
|
kabarondo |
1 |
600 |
550 |
500 |
470 |
530 |
|
Ntunga |
1 |
900 |
800 |
800 |
800 |
825 |
|
Rwamagana |
1 |
700 |
600 |
800 |
600 |
675 |
|
Pineapple |
Nyabugogo |
1.5 |
450 |
450 |
650 |
400 |
488 |
kimironko |
1.5 |
400 |
400 |
250 |
250 |
325 |
|
Nyamata |
1.5 |
600 |
600 |
350 |
350 |
475 |
|
Ruhuha |
1.5 |
500 |
500 |
500 |
550 |
513 |
|
kayonza |
1.5 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
250 |
288 |
|
kabarondo |
1.5 |
350 |
400 |
400 |
320 |
368 |
|
Ntunga |
1.5 |
300 |
300 |
350 |
350 |
325 |
|
Rwamagana |
1.5 |
350 |
350 |
300 |
300 |
325 |
|
Red cabbage |
Nyabugogo |
0.5 |
200 |
150 |
100 |
150 |
150 |
Sweet Potatoes |
kimironko |
1 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
Nyamata |
1 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
250 |
213 |
|
Ruhuha |
1 |
350 |
350 |
350 |
350 |
350 |
|
kayonza |
1 |
100 |
100 |
110 |
120 |
108 |
|
kabarondo |
1 |
140 |
130 |
160 |
160 |
148 |
|
Ntunga |
1 |
150 |
150 |
150 |
150 |
150 |
|
Rwamagana |
1 |
150 |
150 |
150 |
200 |
163 |
|
Tomato |
Ruhuha |
1 |
300 |
400 |
500 |
550 |
438 |
kayonza |
1 |
180 |
220 |
150 |
150 |
175 |
|
kabarondo |
1 |
120 |
220 |
220 |
240 |
200 |
|
Ntunga |
1 |
300 |
300 |
400 |
400 |
350 |
|
Rwamagana |
1 |
400 |
533 |
533 |
600 |
517 |
|
Nyabugogo |
1 |
600 |
600 |
500 |
700 |
600 |
|
kimironko |
1 |
650 |
650 |
800 |
750 |
713 |
|
Nyamata |
1 |
300 |
500 |
400 |
400 |
400 |
|
white cabbage |
Ntunga |
1.5 |
150 |
150 |
200 |
150 |
163 |
Rwamagana |
1.5 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
150 |
113 |
|
kimironko |
1.5 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
250 |
288 |
|
Nyamata |
1 |
170 |
170 |
170 |
170 |
170 |
|
Ruhuha |
1.5 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
120 |
105 |
|
kayonza |
1.5 |
150 |
150 |
150 |
150 |
150 |
|
kabarondo |
1.5 |
180 |
150 |
150 |
150 |
158 |