Yaqona business thrives due to increase in demand and lack of supply

Yaqona business thrives due to increase in demand and lack of supply

By Vijay Narayan
Tuesday 05/03/2019
Yaqona farmers

Yaqona business is thriving at the moment and this is because of increased demand and low supply of yaqona plants.

While speaking during the 2019/2020 National Budget consultations in Labasa, Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said that yaqona prices have gone up to $220 a kilo compared to $70 a kilo before Cyclone Winston.

He says that at one time he visited Labasa and was told that farmers in an area had sold $2 million worth of yaqona.


A Kava plantation

Sayed-Khaiyum says it is mainly a supply and demand issue.

Meanwhile yaqona packs that were sold at $2 to $3 before Cyclone Winston are now being sold for $7 while the previous $5 packs are now being sold for $14.

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