Looking at the prices of vegetables in the Libyan market, there has been a noticeable decrease in the general level of prices in the past months during which they rose slightly, while the prices of imported fruits remained the same since last January.
One vegetable trader at the Sug Al-Ahad fruit and vegetable market said the decline in vegetable prices is due to several factors. The most important of these, he revealed, is the availability of a high supply of some locally produced vegetables such as potatoes, which are produced in large quantities and with high quality in the months of May, June, and July. Similarly, this applies to tomatoes, which are produced in good quantities during the same months from several farms in Libyan cities, especially from the city of Jallo. Therefore, he explained, the supply of potatoes and tomatoes in large quantities affects general vegetable market prices due to a significant decline in their prices.
Regarding the onion crop, the increase in the price of onions is due to the decrease in the quantities offered in the Libyan market. This is due to a main reason, which is Libya’s dependence on importing it from abroad, and because the supply of onions in the global market has decreased due to shrinking spaces.
Source: libyaherald.com