{
  "id": 13401160,
  "title": "Glut! Farmers count losses as prices crash, customers happy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/glut-farmers-count-losses-as-prices-crash-customers-happy",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-10T11:55:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/glut-farmers-count-losses-as-prices-crash-customers-happy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Farmers in the Nabdam District of Ghana's Upper East Region are facing significant losses due to a sharp decrease in vegetable prices, particularly for tomatoes, pepper, and okra. Market surveys conducted by the Daily Graphic in three major markets revealed that tomato prices dropped from GH¢120-150 per bucket to GH¢60-70, while the cost of production for these vegetables remained high. The decline in prices has left farmers worried about recovering their investments and has brought some relief to consumers.",
  "summary": "Farmers of vegetables in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region are counting their losses as a sharp decline in the prices of tomatoes, pepper and okra threatens to undermine their incomes.",
  "key_points": [
    "Tomato prices plummeted from GH¢120-150 to GH¢60-70 per bucket",
    "Farmers in Nabdam District face significant losses",
    "Consumers benefit from lower vegetable prices"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Joy Business",
        "title": "Glut! Farmers count losses as prices crash, customers happy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/glut-farmers-count-losses-as-prices-crash-customers-happy-13401247",
        "published": "2026-10-10T11:55:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}