Due to the closure of the Yapei-Buipe bridges, prices of food items rose far above normal; the cost of a crate of tomatoes in the Bolgatanga market shot up to GH¢ 700 from GH¢ 300 a fortnight ago.
A plastic bucket of fresh peppers went up to GH¢ 15.00 from GH¢ 10.00. Vegetables transported from southern Ghana arrive in the market in bad state with most of them perishing.
Ghananewsagency.org reported that traders, mainly women at the Bolgatanga market, have attributed the price escalation and state of deterioration of the produce to the closure of the Buipe-Yapei bridges, which inevitably had extended the distance to about twice the normal travelling times thereby delaying the arrival of vegetables to the market.
People are calling on the Ministry of Roads and Highways to expedite action on the repairs of the Buipe–Yapei Bridges.
