Government publishes food items guide which sees price of the popular American rice swings between D1,300 and D1,400

One can get a 50kg bag of America rice in the country between D1,300 and D1,400, according to a guide circulated by the trade ministry.

The trade ministry on Tuesday issued a statement along with a guide of various food commodities that came with various prices the ministry dubbed, ‘indicative prices’.

The food commodities include rice, sugar, flour, edible oil and onions.

American rice is the most popular rice among Gambians and its price ranged from D1,300 and D1,400 across the country.

The purpose of publishing these prices is to increase the public awareness on the prevailing prices to guide their domestic market transactions, the trade ministry said in its statement.