Eggs
Egg production, pricing, and poultry farms
Quails Lay a Quicker Naira
Small-scale Nigerian farmers are turning to quail, a tiny bird that eats little, resists disease and lays almost daily. With chicken feed costs punishing poultry …
Egg Crate Edges Up To ₦5,640
A crate of Medium Sized Eggs averages ₦5,640 across all 10 Lagos markets, up 0.4% from ₦5,620. It is the only protein line tracked and …
Lagos Food Prices This Week: Imported Rice Falls as Tariff Cut Bites, While Local Staples Climb
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems' latest Lagos market survey shows a basket splitting along import lines. Every imported rice format fell in the …
Lagos Food Prices This Week: Tariff Cut and Stronger Naira Pull Rice Down as Fuel Hike Lifts Garri
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems' latest Lagos market survey shows a food basket split cleanly by how goods reach the city. Imported rice …
Lagos Food Prices This Week: Rice Falls on Tariff Cut While Fuel Costs Push Garri Higher
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems' latest Lagos market survey shows the food basket splitting along a clear line. Imported rice eased across every …
Lagos Food Prices Split as Fuel Costs Jump and Naira Holds: Yam Falls 9.6%, Garri Climbs 4.2%
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems' latest Lagos market survey shows a food basket pulling apart along a clear line. Imported rice fell in …
Medium Sized Eggs Fall 3.1% in Lagos Despite Rising Fuel and a Year of Climbing Poultry Costs
A crate of Medium Sized Eggs recorded a 3.1% mean price decline in this week's Ministry market survey, an unusual move in a week when …
Fuel Up, Naira Up: Why Lagos Rice Fell and Garri Rose in the Same Week
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems' latest Lagos market survey shows yam leading the week's declines with a 9.6% drop while garri posted the …
Lagos Food Prices This Week: Yam Falls 9.6% as Rice Slides, Garri Climbs and Petrol Hits ₦1,400
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems' latest Lagos market survey shows yam leading the week's declines with a 9.6% drop in its mean price, …
Save ₦1,200 a Crate on Eggs This Week: Fresh Food Hub Mushin at ₦5,300, Agbalata at ₦6,500
Medium Sized Eggs average ₦5,740 a crate across ten Lagos markets this week. Fresh Food Hub Mushin is cheapest at ₦5,300 and Agbalata Market dearest …
Bird Flu Goes Global, Eggs Pay
A relentless strain of bird flu has now reached every continent, forcing the culling of hundreds of millions of birds and driving egg prices to …
Ajah Market Eggs Hold at N6,000 a Crate as Chicken and Mackerel Anchor the Protein Shelf
A crate of eggs at Ajah Market was captured at N6,000 in late January, with frozen chicken at N7,200 a kilogram and cow meat at …
$900m Poultry Push Targets Six Million Eggs a Day
Nigeria and China are planning a $900 million investment in six integrated poultry farms, one in each geopolitical zone, each producing a million eggs daily. …
Lekki-Jakande Eggs at N6,000 a Crate as Mackerel and Chicken Hold at N7,000 a Kilogram
A crate of eggs at Lekki-Jakande Market was captured at N5,700 in late January and N6,000 by March, with local mackerel, frozen chicken and cow …
Nigeria's Food Inflation Drops to 8.89% — First Single-Digit Reading in Over 14 Years as Staple Prices Crash
NBS data shows food inflation fell to 8.89% in January 2026, the lowest in 174 months. Month-on-month food prices deflated by 6.02%, driven by falling …