Food Price News & Market Intelligence
Real-time food price analysis, agricultural market updates, and inflation tracking across Nigeria and Africa.
Nigeria's Bananas Rarely Leave Home
Nigeria is among the world's largest banana growers, producing millions of tonnes a year, yet it exports almost none and still imports to meet demand. …
Imported Rice (Long Grain, 25kg Bag) Falls 3.8% in Lagos as Tariff Cut and Stable Naira Feed Through
A 25kg bag of Imported Rice (Long Grain) recorded a mean price decline of 3.8% in this week's Ministry market survey, as a July import …
Garri (White) Leads Lagos Price Increases, Mean Rises 4.2% as Transport Costs Bite
A paint of Garri (White) posted the largest mean price increase in this week's Ministry market survey, climbing 4.2% to ₦1,320, in a week when …
Yam Prices Drop Sharply in Lagos, Mean Falls 9.6% Even as Freight Costs Climb
Medium Sized Yam recorded the steepest decline of any item in this week's Ministry market survey, with its mean Lagos price falling 9.6% to ₦3,055 …
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 …
Nigeria's Okra Rots Before It Sells
Okra is a fixture of Nigerian soups and one of West Africa's biggest crops, yet much of the harvest spoils before it reaches a paying …
Cassava Angles for a Place in Bread
Nigeria grows more cassava than any country on earth, yet it still spends billions importing wheat for bread. A renewed push to put 20% high-quality …
Nigeria's Potato Belt Waits for Better Seed
Nigeria is West Africa's potato powerhouse, with the Jos Plateau growing the region's largest stretch of Irish potato. Yet yields sit far below their potential, …
Nigeria's Garden Egg Eyes Export
Garden egg is one of Nigeria's most familiar vegetables, eaten fresh with groundnut paste. It is also one of the most overlooked, with rising diaspora …
Kano Gains a 400-Tonne Rice Mill
A logistics company has turned miller, commissioning a 400-tonne-a-day rice plant in Kano along with a sack factory, both run on off-grid power. BlackHorse Holdings …
Kaduna Pours ₦100bn Into Its Farms
Kaduna says it has committed more than ₦100 billion to agriculture in its 2026 budget, up from just ₦1.48 billion three years ago. The state …
Benue Links Food Security to Peace
The Food Basket of the Nation has unveiled a five-year plan that treats hunger and insecurity as one problem. Benue's new strategy ties food production …