MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Banana is selling for as much as $1,600 per dozen at the Mandeville Market this week, with vendors reporting fewer shoppers as rising prices squeeze consumer budgets.

Among the more expensive produce are onion at $500 per pound, sweet pepper ($500), yellow yam ($600), and ginger ($800). More affordable options in Manchester include scotch bonnet pepper ($200), tomato ($150), and Irish potato ($200).

Speaking with host Carlysia Ramdeen, one vendor said business has slowed significantly.