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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Videos: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Momodou[/i] [br][b][size=4]Update on Prices of Basic Food Commodities[/size=4] By Fatoumata K. Jallow Foroyaa: May 18, 2016 [/b] This reporter, on Friday, 13 May, 2016, visited the Serrekunda and Latrikunda Sabiji markets respectively to find out the prices of A shop selling food commoditiesbasic food commodities. The prices in Serrekunda market are as follows: Commodity Price American rice D900 American rice per cup D6 Sadam rice D1250 Sadam rice per cup D8 20litres oil D800 10litres oil D450 5litres D250 Bag of potato D500 Kilo of potato D35 Bag of onion D400 kilo of onion D30 Bag of flour D1300 Bag of Sugar D1050 Cup of sugar D8 Meat and bone (kilo) D200 Meat steak (kilo) D250 Jumbo (pack) D100 Jumbo 1 for D2 & 3 for D5 Tomato paste tin D125 The prices for Larikunda Sabiji Market are as follows. Commodity Price American rice D950 American rice per cup D6 Sadam rice D1250 Sadam per cup D8 20litres oil D850 10litres oil D500 5litres oil D275 Bag of potato D500 Potato per D35 Bag of onion D400 Onion per kilo D30 Bag of flour D1350 Bag of sugar D1100 Sugar per cup D8 Meat and bones D200 Meat steak D225 Jumbo (pack) D100 Jumbo 1 for D2 & 3 for D5 Tomato paste tin D115 Speaking to one Amie Njie, a customer, she said prices in the market are better at the moment but expressed hope that the prices would not be increased as the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan is fast approaching. Binta Barry, a vendor, told this reporter that prices in the markets are better at the moment and also reiterated that they would not hike. “Rather they make our lives difficult especially we the poor who cannot afford to buy a bag of rice or even onion,” she lamented. [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.