Garri got dearer in Lagos in the week of 30 October 2026. FoodPrices Nigeria data from the Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems market survey shows the mean price of a paint of Garri (Yellow) rose from ₦1,367 to ₦1,420, a ₦53 or 3.9% increase on the week of 23 October. Yellow garri had held at ₦1,367 through most of October.
Ijebu Recovers, White Holds
Garri (Ijebu) rose 7.1% from ₦1,120 to ₦1,200 a paint across 5 markets, returning to the level it held on 2 October. Oyingbo Market is now the dearest at ₦1,400 and Mile 12 Market the cheapest at ₦1,000. Garri (White) barely moved, slipping 0.1% from ₦1,290 to ₦1,289 across 9 markets. Oyingbo remains the cheapest market for white garri, though its price rose from ₦1,000 to ₦1,100, and Ajah Market is still the dearest at ₦1,500.
With yellow rising and white flat, the gap between them has widened. A paint of yellow garri now costs 10.17% more than a paint of white, against 5.94% a week earlier.
Reading the Yellow Garri Rise
Yellow garri was priced in 10 markets this week against 9 a week earlier, so part of the move reflects the extra market. FoodPrices Nigeria calculations show it is not the whole story. Even if the added market charged the city's top price of ₦1,600, the average across the other nine markets would still have risen to at least ₦1,400, an increase of 2.4% or more. The cheapest yellow garri is ₦1,000 a paint at Mile 12 Market and the dearest ₦1,600 at Ile-Epo Market, a 60% premium.
A household that buys four paints of yellow garri a month now pays ₦5,680 at the mean, about ₦213 more than a week ago. The same four paints cost ₦4,000 at Mile 12 Market and ₦6,400 at Ile-Epo Market.
What Other Surveys Say
The monthly surveys point the same way and show yellow garri rising faster than white. The Nairametrics Food Price Watch for October recorded a 50kg bag of yellow garri up 27.78% from ₦18,000 to ₦23,000 between September and October, and white garri up 7.69% from ₦19,500 to ₦21,000. Legit.ng carried the same figures on 2 November. Both agree with FoodPrices Nigeria data on the direction and on yellow outpacing white. Earlier, Legit.ng reported on 14 October that yellow garri averaged ₦1,366.67 per pack in September and October, matching the Lagos mean before this week's rise.
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