Livestock sellers in Sunyani, the Bono Regional capital on Tuesday say the prices of sheep and goats are negotiable, urging the public not to be ‘scared’ by the price tags on the animals in the Christmas season.

During a visit to the livestock market in Sunyani, the Ghana News Agency (GNA) market survey learnt that the price of goats and sheep ranged between GH¢950 and GH¢1,100 depending on the sizes of the animals.

The sheep and goat sellers expressed unhappiness about the poor sales now, however expressed the hope that sales would pick up in the festive season.

Comparatively, they observed that sales were good in the previous season.

Solomon Kwoyiga, a goat seller, attributed the poor patronage of the animals partly to the prices and hoping that sales would pick up on Christmas eve.

“Many of my customers have been asking me for the prices of my animals, and I anticipate that sales will pick up in the season”, he added.

Another sheep seller, Francis Nyaaba, said the demand for goats at the market was better than the demand for sheep.