Tomatoes reach 280 dinars per kilo in Algeria
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Maghreb Emergent
The price of a kilogram of good-quality tomatoes has reached 280 dinars in some Algerian shops, while they are selling for between 180 and 250 dinars at the Ahl Ksar market in Bouira wilaya. The rise, linked in particular to reduced supply on wholesale markets, has continued since September, according to Maghreb Emergent.
A kilogram of good-quality tomatoes is selling for between 250 and 280 dinars on Algerian markets this week, with prices continuing to rise since September, reports Maghreb Emergent. In Ahl Ksar, in Bouira wilaya, prices observed on Wednesday 4 November ranged from 180 to 250 dinars depending on quality, while fruit and vegetable shops were offering tomatoes at between 260 and 280 dinars per kilo.
A trader specialising in fruit and vegetables described the 280-dinar threshold as unprecedented and said: “We have never seen this before.” He attributed the situation to the scarcity of the product on wholesale markets, where only small quantities are available.
The gradual end of the harvest in northern Algeria is occurring before sufficient volumes of new produce arrive from El Oued and Biskra, two producing wilayas in the south. This gap between harvests is temporarily reducing supply, while rising production costs are helping to keep prices high. An improvement is expected in the coming weeks as these new harvests gradually arrive.
The rise in tomato prices comes as consumer prices rose by 8.01% in one year in Algeria, according to a report published on 21 October 2026. Markets are now awaiting the arrival of harvests from El Oued and Biskra to increase available supply.
