Eggs got cheaper in Lagos in the week of 2 October 2026. FoodPrices Nigeria data from the Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems market survey shows the mean price of a crate of Medium Sized Eggs fell from ₦5,500 to ₦5,400 across 10 markets, a ₦100 or 1.8% decline on the week of 25 September. The crate had held at ₦5,500 the week before.
The Range Has Tightened
The bigger change is at the top of the market. A week ago the dearest crate in Lagos cost ₦6,000 at Agbalata Market. This week the dearest is ₦5,600 at Mile 12 Market. The cheapest is unchanged at ₦5,200 at Sabo Market Yaba. The spread between the cheapest and dearest market has halved from ₦800 to ₦400, and the premium for buying at the dearest market has fallen from 15.4% to 7.7%.
Eggs now have one of the narrowest price ranges in the Lagos survey. Where a shopper buys matters far less for eggs than for vegetables or tubers, where the dearest market can charge double the cheapest.
What It Means at Home
A household or small food vendor buying one crate a week now pays ₦21,600 over four weeks at the mean, ₦400 less than at last week's price. Buying at Sabo Market Yaba brings that to ₦20,800.
What Other Surveys Say
The current price sits well below the spring peak. BrandSpur reported on 30 March that retail egg prices in Lagos ranged from ₦6,000 to ₦8,500 a crate, with farm-gate prices at about ₦5,500, as a shortage of day-old chicks disrupted supply. Mojeed Iyiola, Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Poultry Association of Nigeria, told BrandSpur that "hatcheries are currently operating beyond capacity, with demand far exceeding supply." This week's Lagos mean of ₦5,400 is 36.5% below the top of that March range and below the farm-gate figure quoted at the time, which agrees with an easing supply squeeze. FoodPrices Nigeria will track whether the narrower range holds as the festive season approaches.
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