Customers should not be fooled by the street vendors that are still selling buai at K2 in the nation’s capital.
Loop PNG took to some main buai (betelnut) markets to check prices out and noted that buai has had a massive price drop!
A few months ago, a group of 5 to 6 buai was going for K10 and K20 but now, it has gone down to K2 and K5 at the main markets.
Some sellers at the main market said the green nuts are already here, meaning the green gold season has returned in the provinces! This also includes mustard (daka).
They said customers should not be tricked by vendors who are still selling K1 for a half or quarter as they are only making twice as much from their sales and ripping customers off.
Paying chewers can check out the main markets at Koki, Six-Mile and Gerehu Stage 4 to get quality nuts worth their money.
Meanwhile, despite efforts by NCD authority to ban buai in the city, nothing much has been done in recent times to control the influx of buai into the city.