Fruit sellers say there is low patronage of their products despite availability of the produce. This is because of high prices at the farm gates, which translates into high retail prices.
During a survey conducted by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) at the Tema Station Market, the fruit sellers, mostly women, bemoaned the high prices, which they also attributed to a lack of storage facilities at the farm gates.
Ms Mavis Lawson, a mango seller, said that, although big mangoes (saloon mangoes) were in season, she was unable to order for large quantities for sale because they get rotten due to limited storing spaces.
She explained that the mangoes came yearly, starting from May and “Right now I sell three for GH¢10.00 depending on the size. It was profitable when in season and during that time I can sell four mangoes for GH¢2.00,” she added.
source: ghananewsagency.org
