Wholesale commodity prices for 13th March 2012

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Early Morning wholesale commodity prices                                    
13.3.2012                                    
  COMMODITY Unit Kg Nairobi Mombasa Kisumu Nakuru Eldoret Malindi Thika Busia Ave   Max. Min.
CEREAL Dry Maize Bag 90 2700 2600 3200 2500 2600 3600 2700 2925 2867   3600 2500
  Green Maize Ext Bag 115 3600 5000 2000 2000 1950 4500 2000 2500 3175   5000 1950
  Finger Millet Bag 90 4700 4950 4800 4500 6300 7200 4200 5175 5408   7200 4200
  Sorghum Bag 90 3500 3420 3200 2700 3600 6300 4000 5750 3787   6300 2700
  Wheat Bag 90       2700 2600 5400     3567   5400 2600
LEGUMES Beans Canadian Bag 90 5600   7200     7000 6000   6600   7200 5600
Beans Rosecoco Bag 90 5800 6100 6800 6000 5400 6500 5700   6100   6800 5400
  Beans Mwitemania Bag 90 5600 6000   5800 5400 6750 6000   5910   6750 5400
  Mwezi Moja Bag 90 5400     5800   6750     5983   6750 5400
  Beans Dolichos (Njahi) Bag 90 6700 6480   7200 9000 8100 6500   7496   9000 6480
  Green Gram Bag 90 6800 5850 8000 6700   9000 8000 6750 7270   9000 5850
  Cowpeas Bag 90 7000 4950 7200 7000 5320 8100 4500 6750 6595   8100 4500
  Fresh Peas Bag 51 3600 4500 2800 4000 3060       3002   4500 2800
  Groundnuts Bag 110 12500 14300 10000 11000 14300 14800   13200 12817   14800 10000
ROOTS & TUBERS Red Irish Potatoes Bag 110 4800 3000 5800 4500 2700   5000 3500 4160   5800 2700
  White Irish Potatoes Bag 110 5000 3750 5800 4500 2500 5000 4800 3200 4425   5800 2500
  Cassava Fresh Bag 99 2600 2200 1600     3500     2475   3500 1600
  Sweet Potatoes Bag 98 5000 3100 2000 2500 1800 4500 6500 2300 3150   6500 1800
HORTICULTURE Cabbages Ext Bag 126 3300 3300 2400 2500 2500 6000 1500   3333   6000 1500
  Cooking Bananas Med Bunch 22 660 700 300 500 1000 520 500 900 613   1000 300
  Ripe Bananas Med Bunch 14 700 600 300 250 1120 580     592   1120 250
  Carrots Ext Bag 138 3000 3500 3000 2000 2500 4850 1500 2500 3142   4850 1500
  Tomatoes Lg Box 64 4800 3800 5000 4000 5400 4800 4500 4500 4633   5400 3800
  Onions Dry net 13 950 1350 1200 1200 1040 1300   780 1173   1350 780
  Spring Onions Bag 142 2000 1000 1300 1200 800       1260   2000 800
  Chillies Bag 38 3200 5700 1500 3000   5500 4000   3780   5700 1500
  Cucumber Bag 50 1800 1250       4000 1500   2350   4000 1250
  Capsicums Bag 50 3000 2500 1800 2500 3500 4000 3500   2883   4000 1800
  Brinjals Bag 44 1700 450 1500 1500   1760 880   1382   1760 450
  Cauliflower crate 39 2700 1560             2130   2700 1560
  Lettuce Bag 51 2500 1500       4400     2800   4400 1500
  Passion Fruits Bag 57 3700 3500 3000 3500 2850 4500   5000 3508   5000 2850
  Oranges Bag 93 2800 3000 2700 2400 3600 4000   3000 3083   4000 2400
  Lemons Bag 95 1600 1200 900 1600   2000 1500 2500 1460   2500 900
  Mangoes Local Bag 126 2700 1700 2000   2750 2800     2390   2800 1700
  Mangoes Ngowe Sm Basket 25 750 800 2000   600       1038   2000 600
  Limes net 13 650 450   500   550     538   650 450
  Pineapples Dozen 13 600 1200 600 480 780 680   1300 723   1300 480
  Pawpaw Lg Box 54 2000 1100 1000   2160 2160 1000 2700 1684   2700 1000
  Avocado Bag 90 2800 2800 1000 2200 3600 6400 1600   3133   6400 1000
  Kales Bag 50 2500 3000 3000   1200 2500 1500 2800 2440   3000 1200
OTHERS Eggs Tray   300 300 290 280 350 330 260 280 308   350 260
                                     

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