high price in Lagos |
The survey, which was carried out at Mile 12, Whitesand and Iddo
markets in Lagos on Friday, revealed that the high price was mainly due
to off season effects.It revealed that a basket of tomatoes which
previously cost N26, 000 was being sold for between N28, 000 and N40,
000, depending on the size and quality.
It also showed that a bag of rice cost between N13, 000 and N15,
000, depending on the brand while a paint tin measure of garri increased
to N550 from N400. The bag price of tatashe and rodo, both brands of
pepper, rose from N13,000 to N13, 500 although, onions decreased from
N12, 000 to N10, 000. A bag of beans remained at N18,000, a bag of maize
increased from N10,000 to N11,000 while a paint tin measure of wheat
reduced from N1,100 to N1,000.
Mr Femi Odusanya, spokesman for Mile 12 Market Traders Association,
attributed the price increase to off-season effects and partly to the
lingering fuel scarcity in the country. He said the off season effect
was only worsened by the lingering fuel scarcity, as the number of
trucks that supplied tomatoes to the market had reduced.
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