Tomatoes Growers and Processors Association of Nigeria (TOPAN) has said that the hike in the price of tomatoes is as a result of high demand during the Sallah celebration and low production output.
TOPAN Chairman, Kaduna State chapter, Mr Rabiu Zuntu, revealed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.
Zuntu, however, assured a drop in the price of tomatoes in the next couple of weeks.
“After the festivities, in a week or two everything will go back to normal; expect the price of tomatoes to normalise then,” Zuntu said.
He also noted that prior to the Sallah festivities tomatoes prices were within normal ranges, while blaming transportation cost as a factor for the price hike.
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