Fruit prices up in Huye district
The prices of fruits have gone up in Huye District, Southern Province, a mini-survey by The New Times indicates.
According to the survey conducted in Huye town, consumers now have to fork out more to buy passion fruits, watermelon and oranges. Currently, a kilogramme of passion fruits goes for Rwf1,200, from Rwf800, that of oranges is at Rwf800 compared to Rwf500 previously, while watermelon (small) costs Rwf1,000, up from Rwf500 and big-sized one go for Rwf2,500 from Rwf1,500.
Consumers now have to dig deeper into their pockets to buy fruits. )Remy Niyingize)