The prices of some staple foods, notably beans, yam, and garri, decreased significantly in August according to a Nairametrics survey on food items across Lagos state.
The prices of major staple food items such as tomato, beans, garri and potato rose by over 30% in the month of May according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) food price watch for the month.
Prices of beans, potatoes, onions, amongst other staple food items recorded a massive surge across major markets in Lagos State...
The incessant hike in the price of major staple food items across markets in Lagos State continued into the month of April...
The prices of rice, beans, tomatoes, pepper amongst other staple food items recorded significant increases across major markets in Lagos State.
The price of a big bag of brown beans has skyrocketed to N100,000 as traders lament low inventory...
The prices of major food items in Lagos markets are still on an upward trajectory.
The report contains information on items that witnessed price increase, decrease, as well as information on special markets and insights.
Although Nigeria is regarded as the number one producer of Cowpea (beans) in the world, it has been revealed that the country spends an estimated N16 billion annually for beans importation from neighbouring countries.
