The grains section at Iyana Ipaja Market yielded the most data-rich capture from today's 89 price points — covering beans, rice, garri, maize, cassava, millet, guinea corn, and specialty grains across multiple product lines. The dataset tells a story of divergence: beans softening, garri rising sharply at wholesale, rice split between a surging long-grain and stable short-grain, and a specialty shelf that includes commodity types not tracked at any other Alimosho market.
Rice: Long-Grain Surges, Short-Grain Holds
Imported long-grain rice is up 16.67% at ₦70,000 per 50kg bag from ₦60,000, with the 25kg bag rising from ₦30,000 to ₦35,000 and the paint from ₦5,500 to ₦6,000. This makes Iyana Ipaja the most expensive monitored Lagos market for long-grain rice this week. The Guardian Nigeria reported that long-grain imported rice prices have been on a sustained upward trajectory since the start of 2026, driven by a combination of port congestion, forex pressure, and declining domestic rice production. Short-grain rice is up just 1.75% at ₦58,000 per bag from ₦57,000, with the paint flat at ₦5,000. The disparity between the two rice varieties is variety-specific, not a broad market shock.
Ofada Rice is priced at ₦100,000 per 45kg bag, ₦50,000 per half bag, ₦10,000 per paint, and ₦3,000 per derica — inaugural prices on the FoodPrices network. At ₦10,000 per paint, Ofada commands a 100% premium over short-grain imported rice (₦5,000 per paint), reflecting its artisanal production process and premium status among middle-class southwestern Nigerian households. According to Vanguard, demand for Ofada rice has grown steadily as consumers seek locally grown alternatives amid sustained import cost pressures.
Kabioka Rice debuts at ₦60,000 per 50kg bag, ₦30,000 per 25kg, ₦4,000 per paint, and ₦800 per derica — the most affordable rice variety by bag at Iyana Ipaja Market this week, sitting ₦10,000 below long-grain and ₦2,000 below short-grain.
Beans: Three Varieties, All Softening
Beans (Oloyin) is down 4.11% at ₦70,000 per 50kg bag from ₦73,000, with the 25kg bag falling from ₦36,500 to ₦35,000. At ₦70,000, Iyana Ipaja is ₦10,000 above Ikotun Market's ₦60,000 — the two markets share an LGA but diverge sharply on this flagship bean variety. Beans (Drum) is flat at ₦60,000 per bag, with a distinctive 26-paint bag convention at ₦130,000. Beans (Olo) debuts at ₦58,000 per bag.
Garri: White Up 20% at the Bag, White-Yellow Parity Broken
Garri (White) has risen 20% at both the bag (₦24,000 from ₦20,000) and half-bag (₦12,000 from ₦10,000) levels, while the derica has fallen 25% from ₦400 to ₦300 — a wholesale-retail inversion also visible at Ayobo Market this week. Garri (Yellow) debuts at ₦24,000 per bag, matching White at the bag level but priced higher at the paint (₦1,600 vs ₦1,200) and derica (₦400 vs ₦300). The ₦24,000 bag price makes both garri types here the most expensive in the Lagos monitoring network — ₦5,000 above Ikotun Market's ₦19,000 and ₦4,000 above Ayobo Market's ₦20,000. Premium Times attributed Lagos garri price increases in March to tighter cassava supply from Ogun and Oyo states, with farmgate prices rising ahead of the new harvest cycle.
Maize, Cassava and Specialty Grains
Maize (White) and Maize (Yellow) are both priced at ₦55,000 per 50kg bag — ₦16,000 above Ikotun Market's ₦39,000 for the same commodity within the same LGA. Dry Cassava is ₦30,000 per bag — notably higher than Ipaja Market's ₦16,000, suggesting a different grade or sourcing channel. Okababa (Gero) and Okababa (White) debut at ₦50,000 per bag — more than double Ikotun Market's ₦23,000 for the same variety, a divergence that warrants further investigation on subsequent collection rounds.
Yam Flour Amala
Yam Flour Amala is priced at ₦65,000 per 50kg bag, ₦32,500 per 25kg, ₦4,000 per paint, and ₦1,000 per derica — the first multi-size verified price point for this commodity in the FoodPrices open-market network. At ₦4,000 per paint, Iyana Ipaja's amala flour is half the price of Mile 12 Market's ₦8,000 per paint — though Mile 12 uses a different commercial paint measure tied to the Garawa and Fashola wholesale conventions. According to The Nation, rising yam flour prices have significantly increased the cost of amala preparation for households across southwestern Nigerian cities.
Live grains prices: foodprices.ng/real-time-prices/?market=Iyana+Ipaja+Market&category=Grains