Traders and buyers at the Nsawam cassava and plantain market in the Nsawam-Adoagyire Municipality of the Eastern Region have expressed concerns over low sales and soaring prices.
Speaking on People’s Forum, a segment on Adom FM’s morning show, Dwaso Nsem Thursday, many traders complained about rising costs due to bad roads and high transportation fees.
“The market is low, the prices of goods are high. The roads from Asuboi to Mangoase are terrible, especially when it rains. We end up using motorbikes because drivers refuse to take the route. For even small loads, cars charge us between 300 and 350 cedis,” one trader lamented.
Another vendor explained that, the cost of goods from farms has increased drastically.
“We buy bunches of plantain for 70 cedis, but after transportation and other expenses, we have to sell it for around 90 cedis. Customers complain, so we sometimes sell at the same price we bought it,” she said.
“The work we do is seasonal. …