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Ashanti Region: Gob3 Sellers Increase Prices As Price of Beans Shoots Up By 100% (Video)

By Ghsplash Staff

Sellers of one of Ghana’s favorite meal, gari and beans popularly known Gob3 have increased the price of the meal.

In the Ashanti Region, a bowl of Gob3 which used to sell at GH¢1 is now selling at GH¢1.50, the cheapest now.

The increased in price of Gob3 was necessitated by the 100% rise in the price of beans on the consumer market since October, 2021.

Joynews spoke a couple of sellers in Kumasi the Capital of the Region on why they’ve increased their prices.

A Gob3 seller at Ayigya said despite the fact that she’s increased her prices, she barely makes profits.

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“I have stopped selling the beans at 1.00 cedis, it’s now 1.50pesewas or 2.00 cedis. Though I have increased the prices I hardly make profits like I used to,” Seller, Afia Mansah lamented.

A customer, Gobless Nuamah  who isn’t happy about the increased in Gob3 price also had the following to say;

 

 

 

“Beans is one of my favourite foods because it’s less expensive as compared to the other foods,” 

“With four cedis I used to get satisfied but now I have to buy more than four cedis or I have to go for a second round to get fully satisfied,” – he said

Read more: Wendy Shay ‘Broke’ As She Is Spotted Eating Gari And Beans ‘Gob3’ At A Wayside Joint (Video)

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