Vegetables will not cost less than SRD 5 due to drought

SURINAME – Anybody who wants to purchase a bunch of eggplants, leafy vegetables, a few tomatoes and other vegetables at the market will have to pay at least SRD 5 or more. Vegetables that are cheaper than SRD 5 are reportedly of lower quality. “The prices will stay high for now,” said Wim Bajnath, agrarian and chairman of the Kwatta Cooperative Society. “A little bit of rain does not necessarily mean that the prices will drop…[+]