Food Price News & Market Intelligence
Real-time food price analysis, agricultural market updates, and inflation tracking across Nigeria and Africa.
Agbalumo, a Superfruit Sold Cheap
Agbalumo, the sweet-sour dry-season fruit Nigerians call udara, packs more vitamin C than orange and guava. Yet it is picked largely from the wild and …
Nigeria Sleeps on the Okpa Bean
Bambara groundnut, the bean behind okpa, is a complete-protein, drought-proof crop that could ease malnutrition and cut reliance on costly animal protein. Yet Nigeria grows …
Nigeria's Egusi Falls Short of the Pot
Nigeria is the world's biggest grower of egusi, the melon seed at the heart of the nation's soups, yet it still cannot grow enough. Demand …
Crayfish Slips Out of Reach
Crayfish, the tiny dried shellfish that seasons countless Nigerian soups, has roughly tripled in price in a year. Thin supplies from the riverine south, high …
Stockfish Scarcity Hits Nigeria's Soups
Okporoko, the dried stockfish imported from Norway and Iceland, is a fixture in Nigerian soups yet is not produced at home. A fresh bout of …
Ogbono's Price Draws Ever Higher
Ogbono, the wild bush mango seed that gives Nigeria's draw soup its signature stretch, keeps climbing in price. A big bag jumped more than a …
A Cheap Protein Nigeria Barely Raises
Rabbit meat is lean, cheap to produce and multiplies fast, and experts call it a ready answer to Nigeria's protein shortage. Yet only a tiny …
Nigeria Sits Out the Avocado Boom
The world is in the grip of an avocado boom, with exports quadrupling in 15 years and Kenya leading Africa's charge into lucrative markets. Nigeria …
Nigeria Grows Oranges, Imports the Juice
Nigeria is Africa's biggest citrus grower, producing millions of tonnes of oranges every year. Yet more than half rot on the way to market for …
Nigeria Grows Tea, Yet Drinks Imports
On the cool Mambilla Plateau, thousands of farmers grow the only tea made in Nigeria. Yet the country meets barely a tenth of its own …
A Deadly Fever Haunts Nigeria's Pigs
Pork is a cheap, popular protein for millions of Nigerians, yet the industry that supplies it lives under constant threat. African swine fever keeps sweeping …
Seeds Rush to Jigawa After a Dry Spell
After a prolonged dry spell battered the 2026 planting season, the Federal Government has begun handing certified seeds to nearly 5,000 Jigawa farming households under …