Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory have expressed concern over the continued increase in the price of tomatoes.
The residents told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja that the situation was making things difficult for both traders and consumers.
A market survey conducted by NAN in some markets in the FCT showed a sharp rise in the price of tomatoes in recent weeks.
A vegetable seller at Suleja Market, Malam Isah Ado, said they were facing challenges in their business due to the surge in the price of tomatoes.
Ado said a big basket of tomatoes, which sold for between N85,000 and N90,000 a few weeks ago, now sells between N150,000 and N170,000.
He attributed the rise in price to seasonal scarcity, post-harvest losses, and the high cost of transportation from farms to markets.
A tomato seller at Garki New Market, Philomena Bassey, lamented that the cost of transporting produce from producing states to markets had continued to increase.
