Ramadan: Why are dates more expensive? BBC Africa

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Ramadan: Why are dates more expensive? BBC Africa


Ongoing attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea are delaying the arrival of goods to the Kenyan port of Mombasa – and pushing up prices of consumables, like dates, which are customarily used to break fast in the Holy Month of Ramadan. It could be that for many Muslims in the region the sweet fruits are just out of financial reach for the…

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  1. There probably given free by the Rich Arab Dudes so Poor Africans can eat for free during Iftar but Greedy Scruges sell for a profit. Thats Africa for yah.

  2. American here. Tried dates for the first time a while ago and now I get why y'all love these things. They're good, and I hope the prices come down soon. Ramadan Mubarak!