Increased exports coupled with the current El Nino conditions that have turned the land arid in the Pomeroon and Mahaica have resulted in a shortage of coconuts in the country, with vendors lamenting that it is taking a toll on their ability to earn.
Since last May this newspaper has been reporting on the increasing cost of both dry coconuts and coconut water, but prices have reached an all-time high over the past two weeks.
The Stabroek News visited water coconut vendors at Bourda Market, at Regent and King streets, at the Georgetown and Woodlands hospitals, at David Street, at Mandela Avenue, in Eccles, in Diamond. Most of the stalls are closed and confectionery vendors nearby or residents said that the reason was because of the unavailability of coconuts.
