The cost of a 5 kilogram pack of rice has hit nearly GH¢80, GhanaWeb’s checks have uncovered.
“The unfamiliar ones also are becoming costly, it was 300 cedis from the start however it is 350 cedis and 400 cedis right now. They let us know that since transportation tolls have been expanded, the costs of everything have expanded too so they ought to lessen transportation so we can likewise decrease the costs,” she said.
The venders have likewise weeped over the consistent belittling of the cedi as a component of the purposes behind the increment since rice is a significant import item.
Be that as it may, the cost of neighborhood rice has similarly seen a few expansions lately.
“For neighborhood rice, the sack was 300 cedis at first, today they say a similar sack is 420 cedis. Indeed, even the neighborhood rice is more costly than the unfamiliar ones. We appeal to the public authority to decrease the expense of the nearby ones since we are being encouraged to belittle the neighborhood ones,” Alfreda who likewise retails rice on a table in the market told GhanaWeb’s