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EU Horticulture Project: Market News August 2021

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