Some products at Famagusta’s Bandabulya are 50% cheaper than market prices
KTEZO says some products were sold at 50% below market prices, or less, in Bandabulya’s second week. Tomatoes cost 115 TL per kilo and lettuce 17 TL each.
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Prices for the second week of the Tuesday market in Famagusta’s walled city, Bandabulya, have been announced. The market was set up to enable direct sales from producers to consumers. The Turkish Cypriot Shopkeepers and Artisans Association (Kıbrıs Türk Esnaf ve Zanaatkarlar Odası, KTEZO) said some products on the list were being sold at discounts of 50% or more compared with market prices.
According to KTEZO, most of the producers taking part in the market are from Famagusta. The initiative features fresh and processed foods and aims to keep prices below those prevailing in the market. The announced discount rate applies to only some of the products on the list.
Prices for the second week
The list shared by the association included the following prices for vegetables, fruit, honey, olive oil and çakıstes:
- Tomatoes: 115 TL per kilogram
- Avocado: 70 TL each
- Lettuce: 17 TL each
- Charleston peppers: 130 TL per kilogram
- Green beans and courgettes: 90 TL per kilogram
- Pomegranates and oranges: 60 TL per kilogram
- Rocket: 20 TL each
- Honey: 180 TL for 400 millilitres
- Stone-milled olive oil: 550 TL for 750 millilitres; 2,500 TL for 5 litres
- Çakıstes: 375 TL for 1.5 kilograms
Price and food safety checks
KTEZO said sales prices are monitored and that regular sampling checks are also carried out to ensure food safety. The initiative therefore involves checks not only on prices but also on the safety of products offered for sale.
The Tuesday market was revived after many years through cooperation between KTEZO, EZKOOP and Famagusta Municipality. The initiative aims to revitalise the Bandabulya tradition and help the public access basic food products at more affordable prices.
Sources
- Bugün Kıbrıs — Mağusa Bandabulya’da ikinci hafta: KTEZO’dan piyasa fiyatlarına göre yüzde 50’nin üzerinde indirim açıklaması
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