Monday is always a busy day in the market, farmers and traders continue to supply the market with different types of commodities from different areas of the country.
As of today, the commodity supply was good in most sections especially tomatoes, oranges , sweet potatoes, unshelled groundnuts and shelled roundnuts.
A 15kg pkt of potatoes was sold at $8 while an 18kg pkt was pegged at $10-11. The major supplying areas were Nyanga, Gweru, Chinhoyi and Hamara farm.
A 30kg plastic sandak of tomatoes was going for $10-14.
Some of the major supplying areas were Macheke, Figtree, Birchenough, Drummond farm and Hamara farm.
Fresh leaf vegetables were available and today covo was sold at $3 per bundle, tsunga and rape were both going for $2 per bundle.
Cabbage price remain stable at $1-1.20 per head.
The areas of supply were Mandalay farm, Fairbridge, Esigodini, Insiza, Mguza and Matopo.
Gokwe, Masvingo and Rutenga were the major supplying areas of field crops such as shelled groundnuts, unshelled groundnuts, shelled roundnuts and cowpeas.
Shelled groundnuts remain constant at $18-20 per bkt, unshelled groundnuts $5-7 per bkt, shelled roundnuts $15-18 and cowpeas were costing $8-12 per bkt.
A bkt of sweet potatoes remain unchanged $4-5 and $1 per heap. The areas of supply were Gokwe and Masvingo.
Bishop Stone Estate in Beitbridge continue to be the major supplying area of oranges. Price per pkt was pegged at $3.50-4.
Gwanda, Chiredzi and Binga were the major supplying areas of chicken makhaya.
The price range was going between $4-9 each depending on size.
South Africa remain the major supplier of dried onions with a 15kg pkt going for $13-14.
Green onions were sold at $1-1.50 per bunch.
Green onions were supplied from Mandalay farm, Fairbridge and Esigodini.
For more commodity prices in the market please see the attached price tracker bellow:
FRESH VEGETABLES:
Covo $3 per bundle
Cabbage $1-1.20 each
Rape $2 per bundle
Tsunga $2 per bundle
Spinach $0.50 per bundle
Lettuce $0.50-$1 each
Okra fresh $12 per bkt
Cauliflower $1 per head
Broccoli $1.50 per kg
Eggplant $1 per kg
Baby marrow $10 per bkt
HIGH VALUE CROPS:
Green pepper $8 per bkt
Green beans $7-8 per crate
Cucumber $8 per bkt
Carrots $1.50-2 per bunch
Beetroot $1-1.50 per bunch
Green onions $1-1.50 per bunch
Dried onions $13-14 per 15kg pkt
Chilli pepper $1 ( heap)
TOMATOES:
$10-15 per 30kg plastic sandak
POTATOES:
10kg pkt $6
15kg pkt $8
18kg pkt $10-11
Sweet potatoes $4-5 per bkt
Butternut $5-6 per 10kg pkt
DRIEDS:
Matemba $38-40 per bkt
Macimbi $27-30 per bkt
Nyevhe dried $14-15 per bkt
Munyemba dried $5-8 per bkt
Covo dried $10 per bkt
Cabbage dried $12-15 per bkt
Mushroom dried $10 per bkt
Soya chunks $2-3 per 5kg pkt
Garlic $2.50 per kg
Ginger $1.50 per kg
FRUITS:
Bananas $8 per 18kg crate
Apples $18-22 (large boxes)
Oranges $3.50-4 per 10kg pkt
Naartjies $7 per crate
Lemons $6 per bkt
Strawberry $2 per punnet
Pawpaw $1-2 each
Coconut $1.50-2 each
Avocado $8-9 per bkt
Mawuyu shelled $5-6 per bkt
Nyii $10 per bkt
Tsubvu $8-10 per bkt
Nzviro $6-7 per bkt
Watermelon $1-3 each
GRAINS AND FIELD CROPS:
Maize grain $5 per bkt
Mhunga $6 per bkt
Mapfunde $6 per bkt
Cowpeas $8-12 per bkt
Sunflower $7-8 per bkt
Popcorn $18-20 per bkt
Rukweza $20 per bkt
Mixed grains $4-7 per bkt
Sugar beans $20-22 per bkt
Roundnuts shelled $15-18 per bkt
Groundnuts shelled $18-20 per bkt
Groundnuts unshelled $5-7 per bkt
Groundnuts mumhare $10 per bkt
Chibage mumhare $22 per bkt
Green meallies $3 per dozen
Pumpkins $0.50-3 each
Mashamba $1-2 each
Sugarcane $5-6 per bundle
POULTRY:
Ordinary broilers $6-7 each
Offlayers $3-4 each
Chicken makhaya $4-9 each
Guinea fowls $7-8 each
Ducks $9-10 each
Turkeys $30 each
Rabbits $10-12 each
Eggs $3-4 per tray
