According to a check done by the Zambian Business Times in one of Zambia’s largest vegetable markets, tomato prices are reported to have dropped to K10 per box. A check on prices by ZBT at Soweto Market on September 7 and 8, 2026, shows tomato prices have fluctuated to as low as K10 per box, with the highest prices reaching K60 and K100. The crash comes after months of much higher prices, when the same box of tomatoes was trading between K250 and K300, leaving farmers facing a sharp reversal in earnings. However, some stakeholders have described the fluctuations as...
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