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Agric Minister questions Statistical Service food price report

Food and Agriculture Minister Bryan Acheampong has expressed scepticism about recent data released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) on food prices and inflation, questioning the sources of their information.

Speaking on PM Express Business Edition on Joy News, he said his Ministry’s own tracking of food prices paints a different picture than what has been reported.

“I don’t know where Statistical Service collected their data from,” the Minister stated bluntly.

“I am in every part of this country daily. I get data on farm gate prices of almost 22 commodities that we are tracking. I get market prices of these items daily.”

Bryan Acheampong highlighted the fact that while maize prices have indeed risen due to the dry spell, prices for other essential food items such as plantain, tomatoes, onions, and cassava have dropped significantly.