Pepper prices fell across Lagos for a second consecutive week 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 tatashe fell from ₦2,420 to ₦2,190 per kg across 10 markets, a ₦230 or 9.5% decline on the week of 25 September. No other line in the 27-line Lagos basket fell as far.
Two Weeks, Three Peppers
Pepper (Rodo) fell from ₦2,280 to ₦2,090 per kg, a ₦190 or 8.3% decline, and shombo fell from ₦2,240 to ₦2,160, down ₦80 or 3.6%. All three means cover 10 markets.
The fall builds on the previous week. Since the week of 18 September, tatashe has dropped from ₦2,600 to ₦2,190, a 15.8% decline, and rodo from ₦2,480 to ₦2,090, a 15.7% decline. Shombo is down 7.7% over the same two weeks, from ₦2,340 to ₦2,160.
A household buying 1kg each of tatashe, rodo and shombo now pays ₦6,440 at the citywide means, against ₦6,940 a week earlier and ₦7,420 two weeks earlier. That is ₦500 or 7.2% less than last week and ₦980 or 13.2% less than a fortnight ago.
The Market Gap Is Closing
Agbalata Market remains the cheapest place in Lagos for all three peppers: ₦1,400 per kg for tatashe, ₦1,200 for rodo and ₦1,200 for shombo. The dearest tatashe and shombo are both ₦2,500 at Mushin Market, and the dearest rodo is ₦2,500 at Oyingbo Market.
What changed this week is the top of the range. Mushin's tatashe price fell from ₦2,800 to ₦2,500, a 10.7% cut, while Agbalata's rose from ₦1,300 to ₦1,400. The premium for buying tatashe at the dearest market rather than the cheapest has narrowed from 115.4% to 78.6% in a week. The rodo premium narrowed from 116.7% to 108.3%, and the shombo premium from 133.3% to 108.3%.
For a caterer or food vendor buying 10kg of each pepper a week, the three-pepper basket costs ₦38,000 at Agbalata prices against ₦64,400 at the citywide means, a ₦26,400 weekly difference.
Tatashe Still Costs More Than Tomatoes
Even after the fall, peppers remain the dearest vegetables in the survey by the kg. Tatashe at ₦2,190 costs 21.7% more than tomatoes at ₦1,800, and rodo at ₦2,090 costs 16.1% more.
What Other Surveys Say
Legit.ng listed pepper among ten items that became cheaper in Nigeria in September, citing Nairametrics figures that put a big bag of pepper down 20% to ₦80,000 and a medium bag down 11.11% to ₦40,000. In its June survey of Lagos markets, Nairametrics had recorded a medium bag at ₦80,000 to ₦100,000 and a big bag at ₦110,000 to ₦125,000. Those are bag prices rather than per-kg means, but both outlets agree with FoodPrices Nigeria data that pepper has been getting steadily cheaper.
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