Tubers
Yam, potato, and other tuber prices
Sweet Potatoes Slip 2.6% Across Lagos
Sweet potatoes fell 2.6% to a mean of ₦760 per kg across 10 Lagos markets in the week to 2 October 2026. Location still matters …
Same Yam, Double the Price in Lagos
A medium yam tuber costs ₦1,500 at Agbalata Market and ₦3,000 at Ajah Market, a 100% premium for the same tuber in the same week. …
Yam, Garri Slide as Lagos Prices Ease
Medium yam fell 7.3% to a mean of ₦2,410 a tuber across 10 Lagos markets in the week of 18 September, FoodPrices Nigeria data shows. …
Nigeria's Yams Rarely Cross the Border
Nigeria grows most of the world's yams, harvesting tens of millions of tonnes a year, yet it captures only a sliver of the fast-growing global …
Anambra Turns Its Tubers Into Export Flour
Anambra has commissioned a new factory that turns cassava, yam and potato into organic flour for local sale and export. The plant is part of …
Sweet Potatoes Hold at ₦790 Per Kilogramme
Sweet potatoes held at a mean ₦790 per kilogramme across all ten Lagos markets in the week to 14 August 2026, unchanged on the week …
Yam Turns the Lagos Map Upside Down: ₦5,000 at Ile-Epo, ₦2,300 at Epe Main Market
The wholesale markets that anchor the cheapest prices for garri and beans sit at the top of the yam table this week. Ile-Epo Market charges …
Epe Main Market Sells the Cheapest Yam in Lagos and Some of the Dearest Rice and Beans
A medium yam tuber costs ₦2,300 at Epe Main Market and ₦5,000 at Ile-Epo Market, a 117% margin. The same two markets swap positions on …
Two Yam Tubers at Epe Cost Less Than One at Ile-Epo This Week
A medium yam tuber sells for ₦2,300 at Epe Main Market and ₦5,000 at Ile-Epo Market. A trader buying two tubers at the cheaper market …
Medium Sized Yam Jumps 5.3% to ₦3,380 in Lagos as Old-Crop Supply Runs Thin
A medium tuber of yam now averages ₦3,380 across ten Lagos markets, up 5.3% on the week and 31.3% since January. Epe Main Market is …
Save ₦1,650 on Imported Rice (Long Grain): ₦4,350 at Agbalata, ₦6,000 at Sabo Market Yaba
Imported Rice (Long Grain) averages ₦5,294 a paint across eight Lagos markets this week, down 1.1% on the week and 9.2% since January. Agbalata Market …
Agege Market Beans Climb to N65,000 per Bag as February Baseline of N48,000 Gives Way
Beans (Drum) and Beans (Oloyin) both held at N48,000 per 50kg bag through February at Agege Market before climbing to N65,000 by the week of …
Garri Holds Near N20,000 a Bag at Agege as Other Staples Surge, Ajah Firms to N27,000 by June
A 50kg bag of white garri held at N20,000 at Agege Market from January through April while beans and oil rose sharply. At Ajah Market …
Ajah's June Reckoning: Drum Beans Up 181% and White Garri Up 35% Since February
Ajah's week of June 1 records a 50kg bag of drum beans at ₦135,000, up from ₦48,000 in February, and white garri at ₦27,000, up …
Ajah Market White Garri Rebounds to N27,000 a Bag in June After February Dip to N20,000
A 50kg bag of white garri at Ajah Market fell from N26,000 in January to N20,000 through February, then climbed to N27,000 by the week …
Lekki-Jakande Garri Holds Near N22,000 a Bag Through June as the Paint Bucket Eases
A 50kg bag of white garri at Lekki-Jakande Market barely moved across 2026, sitting at N21,500 from January through March and N22,000 by the week …
Ajah Market White Garri Round Trips From N26,000 to N20,000 and Back to N27,000 a Bag
A 50kg bag of white garri at Ajah Market fell from N26,000 in January to N20,000 across February before climbing to N27,000 by the week …
Lekki-Jakande Garri Stays Near N21,500 a Bag as Tubers Hold Through Spring
A 50kg bag of white garri at Lekki-Jakande Market held at N21,500 from January through March before a small rise to N22,000 by June, while …
Ajah Market White Garri Rebounds to N27,000 a Bag by June After Dropping to N20,000 in February
A 50kg bag of white garri at Ajah Market fell from N26,000 in January to N20,000 through February, then climbed to N27,000 by the week …
Lekki-Jakande Keeps Garri at ₦22,000 in June, ₦5,000 Below Ajah's Spike
A 50kg bag of white garri held at ₦22,000 at Lekki-Jakande in the week of June 1, barely changed from March, while Ajah's bag jumped …