Tomatoes got cheaper across most of Lagos in the week of 23 October 2026. FoodPrices Nigeria data from the Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems market survey shows the mean price of a kg of tomatoes across 10 markets fell from ₦1,710 to ₦1,650, a ₦60 or 3.51% decline on the week of 16 October.
Four Markets Cut, One Raised
The fall came from four markets. Agege Market cut its price from ₦1,800 to ₦1,500 per kg, down 16.67%, and Ajah Market from ₦1,700 to ₦1,500, down 11.76%. Mile 12 Market, the city's main tomato hub, fell from ₦2,000 to ₦1,800, and Ile-Epo Market from ₦1,400 to ₦1,300. Five markets held their prices. Agbalata Market was the only one to raise, from ₦1,000 to ₦1,200 per kg, a 20% increase.
The Cheap End Is Catching Up
Agbalata remains the cheapest market for tomatoes in Lagos, but its advantage has narrowed. It sold a kg for ₦800 at the start of October and now charges ₦1,200, a 50% rise in four weeks while the citywide mean fell. In late September, the dearest kg in Lagos cost 175% more than Agbalata's. This week, the dearest kg is ₦2,000 at Oyingbo Market, a 66.67% premium on Agbalata.
A Long Way Down From June
The current mean is 40.54% below the 2026 high of ₦2,775 recorded in the fourth week of June. The biggest falls have come at the top of the market. Oyingbo charged ₦5,000 per kg in the first week of July and now charges ₦2,000, down 60%. Mile 12 charged ₦4,000 in the second week of July and now charges ₦1,800, down 55%. Tomatoes are still dearer than at the start of the year: the mean is 49.15% above the ₦1,106 recorded in the second week of January.
What Other Reports Say
Not every report agrees on the direction. The News Agency of Nigeria reported on 26 October that tomato prices remained high in parts of Lagos, with a trader at Costain who sources from Mile 12 Market saying a paint had risen from ₦6,000 in August and September to ₦7,000. BrandSpur carried the same figures. Those are neighbourhood paint and basket prices, while the Ministry survey records kg prices inside 10 major markets, where the mean has now fallen for four consecutive weeks. The Nairametrics Food Price Watch also recorded a 14.29% month-on-month rise in a big basket of oval tomatoes in September, so the retail kg decline in the survey has yet to show up in every measure.
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