The coffin makers association in the Kumasi metropolitan area has disclosed that they will raise the prices of their wares beginning next week.
They claim that because the prices of the raw materials they use have tripled, the only thing left for them to do is increase their pricing in order to keep from going out of business.
Agya Appiah, who has almost thirty years of experience in the manufacturing business, made the following statements to the media:
“I was an apprentice in 1992, but now I run my own business. The fabric we use to decorate the casket I bought for ¢200 on Friday, I was told today to pay ¢240. I couldn’t buy it, so I had to come home to solicit the remaining amount.
“Things are expensive, I would also not sell them [caskets] at a reduced price. All manufacturers here have come to a consensus to increase and stick to one price, latest by next week,”
“This casket is called ‘Abenwaha’, with a price range of ¢1,500 to ¢2,000. But now, If I don’t sell it at ¢2,800, I may not be able to accrue my profit,”
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