Veggie prices drop at wholesale market

Prices of vegetables and fruit in the Mina’a Zayed market have dropped by as much as 40 per cent as of Tuesday, when compared to a week ago.

Syed Imran, a vegetable trader, said, “The prices of vegetables went down in general between 20 and 40 per cent, while prices of fruit have fallen between 16 and 20 per cent.

He added “it is expected to witness a further decline in the coming period due to the high number of trucks coming into the market and the start of the winter season”

Imran explained, “The prices of a 9kg-pack of Jordanian tomatoes declined to Dh30, which was Dh42 last week.