The World Food Programme's monthly market survey for Bonthe — imported and local rice, bonga, herring, palm oil and cassava — set beside Moyamba, Pujehun and Freetown, in new leones.
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No one publishes what things cost in Bonthe. But the World Food Programme's price collectors reach the market here every month, and the figures come back out in an open dataset — which is where this page gets them. It puts Bonthe's own prices beside three mainland markets: the rice that arrives by boat, the bonga and herring landed here, palm oil and cassava. These are retail prices — what a buyer pays at a stall, not what a boat or a trader is paid at the wharf. The survey is monthly and publishes weeks behind, so read this as the shape of the market rather than this morning's price.
From the May 2026 market survey.
| Market | Price |
|---|---|
| Bonthe | NLe 17,000 |
| Moyamba | NLe 16,000 |
| Pujehun | NLe 18,000 |
| Freetown | NLe 16,000 |
All prices from the May 2026 survey.
| Market | Price |
|---|---|
| Bonthe | NLe 48,000 |
| Moyamba | NLe 150,000 |
| Pujehun | NLe 144,200 |
| Freetown | NLe 152,000 |
All prices from the May 2026 survey.
| Market | Price |
|---|---|
| Bonthe | NLe 24,000 |
| Moyamba | NLe 24,000 |
| Pujehun | NLe 20,000 |
| Freetown | NLe 20,000 |
All prices from the May 2026 survey.
| Market | Price |
|---|---|
| Bonthe | NLe 43,000 |
| Moyamba | NLe 50,000 |
| Pujehun | NLe 121,900 |
| Freetown | NLe 96,000 |
All prices from the May 2026 survey.
| Market | Price |
|---|---|
| Bonthe | NLe 27,000 |
| Moyamba | NLe 27,000 |
All prices from the May 2026 survey.
| Market | Price | Survey |
|---|---|---|
| Bonthe | NLe 11,000 | May 2026 |
| Moyamba | NLe 6,000 | May 2026 |
| Pujehun | NLe 9,800 | May 2026 |
| Freetown | NLe 10,877 | February 2026 — older survey |
Worked out from the same surveys going back to 2013: each month is compared with the average for its own market and year, so currency inflation drops out and only the seasonal shape remains. Only commodities with at least three years of history are shown.
| Month | Imported rice vs the year’s average |
|---|---|
| January | -10% |
| February | -10% |
| March | -5% |
| April | -5% |
| May | about average |
| June | about average |
| July | +5% |
| August | +5% |
| September | +5% |
| October | +5% |
| November | about average |
| December | about average |
| Commodity | Usually highest | Usually lowest |
|---|---|---|
| Bonga | November (+15%) | January (-25%) |
| Local rice | August (+10%) | January (-15%) |
| Herring | November (+5%) | March (-10%) |
| Cassava | September (+15%) | January (-20%) |
Survey months, not today
About the fish prices
Why the mainland markets are here
A short summary a presenter can read on air, survey month included.
From the May 2026 World Food Programme market survey: at Bonthe, imported rice at NLe 17,000 per kg, bonga at NLe 48,000 per kg, local rice at NLe 24,000 per kg. These are retail prices — what buyers pay at the market stall.
Updated 1 August 2026. Figures are in new leones (NLe, currency code SLE) — retail prices from the World Food Programme’s monthly market surveys, shared on the Humanitarian Data Exchange (CC BY-IGO). Surveys run about once a month and publish with a lag, so the newest figures can trail the market floor by a few weeks.