- The price of cabbage in the Molo area of Nakuru county has dropped after the farmers did not have a market for their produce
- Some farmers have decided to use their harvest as animal feed while others have to leave their cabbages to rot in the fields
- According to KNBS, the price of one cabbage was sold at an average of KSh 57.04 per unit in 2023, from KSh 51.64 in 2022
Farmers in Molo, Nakuru county, are counting losses after the price of cabbage dropped from KSh 20 to KSh 2 each.
Source: Twitter
Some farmers have decided to use their harvest as animal feed, while others are forced to leave their cabbages to rot in the fields.
According to NTV Kenyathe prices decreased after the farmers did not have a market for their produce.
What was the price of one cabbage in 2023?
The 2024 Economic Survey released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) showed that the price of one cabbage was sold at an average of KSh 57.04 per unit in 2023, from KSh 51.64 in 2022.
In the period under review, the country produced 1,042,800 tons, a slight drop from 1,382,000 tons the previous year.
However, cabbage sales rose from KSh 15.86 billion to KSh 17.48 billion.
How Kenyans reacted to the low price of cabbage
@4low_ke:
“Have you heard that cabbage is sold for KSh 2? And that's the price the brokers sell it for. At the farm, you get paid KSh 1, then they deduct 50 cents for transportation. So, in short, you sell one. Cabbage for 50 cents. To be honest, trust me when I tell you things it's hard.”
Mickey Mouse:
“In Molo, cabbage is said to cost KSh 2. Farmers are suffering. Imagine you have an acre of cabbage and then you ask someone to buy it for KSh 2 because it is rotting in the field.”
@_Yanoh:
“The UDA supporters who are about to claim that the cabbages being sold for KSh 2 in Molo is because of the good work of Ruto in reducing inflation and commodity prices.”
@MapinduziKE:
“Someone is about to explain how they gave fertilizer to farmers, and that is why cabbage costs KSh 2. Farmers are also suffering!”
Pingache Moses:
“Why do we have the Ministry of Agriculture if it cannot stabilize the prices of farm produce to free the farmers? The Ministry is allocated billions of shillings every year. Why?”
Rotarian Tinkah:
“What a waste of land and resources.”
Kariuki Munene:
“You will still find people dying in Turkana because of hunger. Meanwhile, in Molo, a lot of cabbage will go to waste because, tell me, how will a sane farmer sell 1,000 heads of cabbage for Ksh 2,000? The Turkana government or any other county. The government is facing and drought should buy cabbage for KSh 5.”
How much is inflation in Kenya?
Kenya's National Bureau of Statistics reported a rise in inflation in November 2024 to 2.8%.
The slight increase in the consumer price index (CPI) from 2.7% reported in October 2024 was due to the increase in the prices of food and non-food items.
Prices of water, electricity, cooking gas, and other fuel prices increased by 0.1 percent during the same period under review.
Read ENGLISH VERSION
Do you have an exciting story that you would like us to publish? Please contact us via news@tuko.co.ke or WhatsApp: 0732482690.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
