Prices for most commodities are stable in most markets in Kigali city and suburbs. Irish potatoes go for Rwf190 a kilogramme, fresh peas cost Rwf1,200 per kilogramme, rice is at between Rwf700 and Rwf1,000 in most city markets, while beef cost Rwf2,300 per kilo.

Bananas cost Rwf210 per kilo in Kimironko market and are at Rwf200 in Nyabugogo market. A bar of soap is at Rwf500, salt costs Rwf200 per kilogramme, millet flour goes for Rwf1,220 a kilo, while that of maize flour costs Rwf600 per kilo in Nyarugenge and Kimironko markets. A kilo of sugar goes for Rwf800, bread (one kilogramme) is at between Rwf1,000 and Rwf1,200 in most city supermarkets, depending on the brand.

A kilogramme of beans is at Rwf500 in Remera market, and goes for Rwf550 in Kimironko market, while that of tomatoes costs Rwf500 and groundnuts are at Rwf1,250 per kilogramme in Kimironko market. A kilo of tomato tree (ibinyomoro) is at Rwf1, 300, in Nyarugenge market and cost Rwf1,200 in Nyabugogo, while pineapples (medium-sized) cost between Rwf400 and Rwf500 in Gakinjiro market.

Oranges now cost Rwf900 per kilo, and a cluster of yellow bananas is at Rwf800. The price of passion fruits is at Rwf1, 300 per kilo in most city markets, a pawpaw costs Rwf400; watermelons are at between Rwf2,000 and Rwf2,500 each. Sweet potatoes cost Rwf250 per kilogramme; cassava is at Rwf200 per kilo, a five-litre jerry can of cooking oil goes for Rwf6,200. The price of onions went down by Rwf100 to Rwf700 per kilo, from Rwf800 last week.

Traders said the trend could continue in the coming weeks.