Tomato Ebola: The Price of Tomato Falls

With the current value of a basket of tomato, it has shown that there is a fall in the  price of tomatoes.

The hike in the price of Tomatoes was caused by ‘Tuta Absoluta’, a pest also known as “tomato Ebola” which ravaged farmer’s produce. A basket of tomatoes which sold from N800-N1200 took a geometric progression of N25000-N40000.

According to the chairman association of tomatoes seller, Mr Abass Mai Tumatur, “Tomato scarcity is nothing new, but it was made worse this year by the invasion of the moth. The rains coupled with the efforts of government have helped tremendously in making tomato available,”

At the Line Dogo (rail line) tomatoes and vegetable market in Kaduna on Saturday, it was a beehive of activities, this is according to The Cable- an online website. There were jubilations by buyers as they experienced for the first time decrease in the price of tomatoes in many months.

The hike in price of tomatoes is coming at the time when the economy was deteriorating at a fast rate, but with this new development, it will help bring relief to the masses.