Market Bag: Food prices trending up at Spanish Town Market
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July 31, 2026
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ST CATHERINE, Jamaica ā Consumers are facing higher costs at the Spanish Town Market, where prices for several key food items have increased this week.
Among the items fetching higher prices are sweet peppers at $500 per pound; ginger at $600 per pound; Scotch bonnet peppers at $400 per pound; and onions at $300 per pound.
Ripe bananas, which have remained costly at other markets in recent weeks, are being sold in Spanish Town for between $400 and $600 per hand, while green bananas are priced at $400 per hand.
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