By Mia Anthony
With the steady rise in the prices of basic food items on the market, one in particular seems to spark conversation amongst citizens both online and in the markets.
While several items in the markets have seen a significant price increase, shoppers and netizens collectively agree that the current price for pumpkin is outrageous. In an effort to investigate the sudden surge in the price for pumpkin, Stabroek News visited the Stabroek and Bourda markets as well as Bounty Supermarket and spoke with vendors and consumers who shared their thoughts on the current prices for pumpkin.
Bourda Market
Stabroek News spoke to three vendors, one of whom sold only pumpkins.
Trevor (only name given) who was selling cuts of pumpkin for $800 and $1000 related, “It really is not the farmers’ fault. We could have gotten more pumpkins for $100,000, but now you are not even getting that much. The regular price would be like $60,000 or $50,000 [but] the climate change and the temperature of the sun causing the greens to go up because the weather is hard.”