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Benny seeds

The price of Benny seeds, also known as Sesame seeds, has dropped in major markets in Jigawa due to low patronage of the produce. Sesame seeds are a staple in Nigeria and are core ingredients of baby foods.

According to reports from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the price has dropped by about 50 percent at the Hadejia and Gujungu markets since the commencement of the harvest season.The price of the commodity now sells at ₦10, 500, as against ₦20, 000 last season.

Traders at the market attributed the situation to increase in the supply of the produce from the farms, amid low demand. A trader at the market, Alhaji Shehu Malammadori, said prices would further go down due to lack of buyers.

“The produce sold at ₦20, 000 per bag last year, due to high demand and good marketing arrangements adopted by the previous government in the state.We have in stock more than 3, 000 bags of the produce, but there are no buyers,’’ he said.
Alhaji Sale Harka, Chairman, Hadejia Farmers’ Association, said the decrease in prices has exposed farmers to losses and is discouraging farmers, thereby making Benny seeds cultivation less attractive.