Watermelon prices soar to MVR 30 amid supply shortage

6 days ago

The price of watermelon – considered a staple during Ramadan – has begun to rise after remaining steady during the first weeks of the holy month. A vendor at the traveler’s market in Male’, Ahmed Habeeb told Sun on Saturday that a kilo of watermelon is now priced MVR 30 – rising from MVR 20 at the beginning of Ramadan. Habeeb said