Food Price News & Market Intelligence
Real-time food price analysis, agricultural market updates, and inflation tracking across Nigeria and Africa.
Margin Alert: Beans (Drum) Swings ₦2,700 Between Fresh Food Hub Mushin and Epe Main Market
Beans (Drum) sells for ₦2,500 a paint at Fresh Food Hub Mushin and ₦5,200 at Epe Main Market this week, a 108% spread across nine …
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 …
Garri (Yellow) Now ₦1,505 a Paint in Lagos, 12.7% Dearer Than a Month Ago
Garri (Yellow) averages ₦1,505 per paint across ten Lagos markets this week, up 12.7% in four weeks. Mile 12 Market is cheapest at ₦1,000 and …
A Pest Ravages Nigeria's Pepper Farms
Pepper, the fiery heart of nearly every Nigerian pot, has become one of the country's most volatile foods. A pest outbreak that wiped out farms …
Nigeria Plans to Crack Its Own Cashews
Nigeria grows up to 350,000 tonnes of cashews a year but ships more than 85% abroad raw, exporting the jobs and profit with them. A …
Palm Oil Giants Double Down at Home
Nigeria's two biggest palm oil producers, Presco and Okomu, are ploughing record profits back into plantations and mills rather than paying them out. The bet …
Crops Bred to Beat Hidden Hunger
Millions of Nigerian children lack enough vitamin A, iron and zinc even when their plates look full. A long-running push to breed everyday staples like …
Nigeria Can't Grow Enough Egusi
Egusi, the ground melon seed that thickens one of Nigeria's most-loved soups, is in short supply. The country grows barely half of what it eats, …
Save ₦1,200 a Crate on Eggs This Week: Fresh Food Hub Mushin at ₦5,300, Agbalata at ₦6,500
Medium Sized Eggs average ₦5,740 a crate across ten Lagos markets this week. Fresh Food Hub Mushin is cheapest at ₦5,300 and Agbalata Market dearest …
Nigerian Manufactured Rice Climbs 1.8% to ₦4,971 a Paint as Agege Holds the Cheapest Price in Lagos
Nigerian Manufactured Rice averaged ₦4,971 per paint across seven Lagos markets in the week of 17 July 2026, up 1.8% on the prior survey. Agege …
Island Premium: Garri (White) Costs 70% More at Ajah Than on the Lagos Mainland
Garri (White) sells for ₦2,000 per paint at Ajah Market this week against a mainland average of ₦1,175, a 70% island premium. The Lagos average …