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Coronation Market prices ease as bananas hold at $1,200 a dozen
Jamaica Observer

Coronation Market prices ease as bananas hold at $1,200 a dozen

1 min readKingston

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Shoppers at Coronation Market in Kingston are seeing some relief at the stalls this week. Vendors say several everyday items cost less, even as drought continues to squeeze farmers in parishes islandwide.

Not every price has fallen. A dozen bananas still sells for $1,200. Elsewhere, though, the board looks kinder: tomato is $100 a pound, onion $200, Scotch bonnet pepper $200, Irish potato $180, and sweet potato $150.

On this week’s Market Bag, award-winning gospel artiste Kevin Downswell stops by with host Carlysia Ramdeen to offer advice on how to shop the market. He is preparing for a pre-album launch worship experience on Sunday, July 19, at the Portmore New Testament Church of God. The episode is available across Jamaica Observer’s digital platforms.

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