Millet flour prices have dropped to Rwf1,200 from Rwf1,500 per kilogramme in Kimironko and other major markets across the city.
Millet flour prices have dropped to Rwf1,200 from Rwf1,500 per kilogramme in Kimironko and other major markets across the city. Monica Uwizera, a vendor in Kimironko Market, attributed the decrease to over supply of millet on the market. "Millet supply is always high during this period, forcing prices of millet and its products to drop,” she explained. Elsewhere, prices for most of the other commodities were stable across major city markets. Ordinary bread costs between Rwf800 and Rwf1,000, while white bread is at Rwf1,500. A kilogramme of bananas was at Rwf180 in Gikondo Market, that of rice from Tanzania at Rwf1,000, while Pakistani rice cost Rwf750. A kilogramme of Irish potatoes was at Rwf230 in Nyabugogo Market. Sugar will cost you between Rwf750 and Rwf800 per kilogramme, unchanged from last week. Meat was at between Rwf2,300 and Rwf2,500 per kilogramme, while that of groundnuts is Rwf1,200, also unchanged from last week. Beans will cost Rwf450 a kilo.Prices for most fruits have also remained stable price, with a kilo of passion fruits at between Rwf1,000 and Rwf1,200 in Nyarugenge and Nyamirambo markets.