Wholesale commodity prices for 14th December 2011

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Early Morning wholesale commodity prices                                    
Date: 14.12.2011                                    
  COMMODITY Unit Kg Nairobi Mombasa Kisumu Nakuru Eld Malindi Loit Tvt Average   Max. Min.
CEREAL Dry Maize Bag 90 3200 3300 3600 3000 3000 3700 3600 3200 3325   3700 3000
  Green Maize Ext Bag 115 3000 4500 2000 2500 2500 3800 2000 3500 2975   4500 2000
  Finger Millet Bag 90 4600 4950 4800 4500 5320 7200   4500 5124   7200 4500
  Sorghum Bag 90 3600 4050 3600 3600 3600 5400   3000 3836   5400 3000
  Wheat Bag 90       3500 3100 5400   4950 4238   5400 3100
LEGUMES Beans Canadian Bag 90 5800   7200     7000   5400 6350   7200 5400
Beans Rosecoco Bag 90 5500 470 6400 4800 5320 7000 7200 5400 5261   7200 470
  Beans Mwitemania Bag 90 5500 5500   4700 6300 6900 5800 6300 5857   6900 4700
  Mwezi Moja Bag 90 5400     3800   7000   5400 5400   7000 3800
  Beans Dolichos (Njahi) Bag 90 5200 6300   5400 9000 8100 7200 6300 6786   9000 5200
  Green Gram Bag 90 7600 6300 8000 8000 10800 9400 9000 8100 8400   10800 6300
  Cowpeas Bag 90 7600 6300 7200 10000 6000 6300   5400 6971   10000 5400
  Fresh Peas Bag 51 2800 4500 2000 2500 1530       2666   4500 1530
  Groundnuts Bag 110 11000 11550 9600 13000 11000 13000   1100 10036   13000 1100
ROOTS & TUBERS Red Irish Potatoes Bag 110 3600 2000 4300 3200 2500   4000 2500 3157   4300 2000
  White Irish Potatoes Bag 110 3700 2000 4300 3200 2300 3300 4000   3257   4300 2000
  Cassava Fresh Bag 99 2000 1700 800     3000   2000 1900   3000 800
  Sweet Potatoes Bag 98 3800 2500 900 2700 2200 2940   2400 2491   3800 900
HORTICULTURE Cabbages Ext Bag 126 2600 3500 1000 800 800 2600 2500 2500 2038   3500 800
  Cooking Bananas Med Bunch 22 600 675 300 500 700 500 500 250 503   700 250
  Ripe Bananas Med Bunch 14 680 650 300 300 480 580 500   499   680 300
  Carrots Ext Bag 138 2400 3500 3000 1400 800 3000 1200 2500 2225   3500 800
  Tomatoes Lg Box 64 3600 3000 3500 2700 3600 2000 1500 1200 2638   3600 1200
  Onions Dry net 13 800 850 700 550 585 700 1000 800 748   1000 550
  Spring Onions Bag 142 2100 1600 900 600 800       1200   2100 600
  Chillies Bag 38 3000 1520 700 3000   4000     2444   4000 700
  Cucumber Bag 50 1600 1250       2000     1617   2000 1250
  Capsicums Bag 50 3000 2500 900 2500 1000 2000     1983   3000 900
  Brinjals Bag 44 1800 900 750 1500   1250     1240   1800 750
  Cauliflower crate 39 2600 1560             2080   2600 1560
  Lettuce Bag 51 2400 1500       4080     2660   4080 1500
  Passion Fruits Bag 57 3600 5500 3000 3500 1140 2850     3265   5500 1140
  Oranges Bag 93 2600 2000 2400 2200 2500 3100 3000 2500 2538   3100 2000
  Lemons Bag 95 1600 1200 700 1600   1900   1800 1467   1900 700
  Mangoes Local Bag 126 2600 600 1800   2000 1800 2500 900 1743   2600 600
  Mangoes Ngowe Sm Basket 25 800 500 2500 500 450 800     925   2500 450
  Limes net 13 700 600   500   520     580   700 500
  Pineapples Dozen 13 660 1080   480 520 550     658   1080 480
  Pawpaw Lg Box 54 2000 1200 800 2200 1620 1600     1570   2200 800
  Avocado Bag 90 2700 3000 850 2000 2200 6000 800 2000 2444   6000 800
  Kales Bag 50 1300 1850 1300 500 800 1500 800 550 1075   1850 500
OTHERS Eggs Tray   290 290 280 250 300 280 300 300 286   300 250
                                     

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