Prices of some foodstuff at major market centers in Tema Region hinge-up, as residents have expressed worry over the sudden prices hike, a weekly Ghana News Agency market survey conducted has established.

The survey revealed that while the prices of some foodstuff registered a reduction during the current week as against the previous week, others saw a marginal increment.

At the Ashaiman, Tema Community one, Kpone, Ada markets for instance, the price commodities such as onions, maize, tomatoes, cassava, rice, wheat, and pepper have been unstable in most markets.

The unstable prices of commodities have been attributed to the onset of rains, as well as the beginning of the current harvest season; prices of foodstuffs such as cassava, cocoyam, and plantain that went high in previous weeks on the market have now dropped, marginally at Kpone, and Ada markets.

The price of yam remained high as compared to price levels that prevailed a couple of weeks ago. This has been attributed to the fact that the old stock is now running out of supply, whiles the newly harvested yam is also scarce and expensive.

Some market women explained that it was difficult to preserve perishable commodities like tomato and onions during the rainy season, hence the commodity often became slightly expensive during this time of the year.

The prices the women said would soon drop significantly because the onset of rains would also imply the harvest of abundant fresh foodstuffs.