The demand of food items increases as we launch into the new month, while supply is on a low this period (especially beans). Even the food items that are available are expensive to purchase. While prices from our previous list remains constant, we can only hope for fall in prices of commodities.
Here are some food items with their market price:
- Raw Wheat (per basket): #1,500
- Millet (Per basket): #1,200
- Corn (per basket): #1,200
- Beans (Bag): #31,500
- Rice (per bag): Nigerian rice- #21,00- #22,000, Foreign- #28,000- #35,000
- Plantain(per bunch): Big bunch- #1,500- #2,500, Small bunch- #800- #1000
- Amala powder (per basket): #1,100- #1,200
- Yam powder (per basket): #1,500
- Ginger (per derica): #200
- Garlic (per derica): #200
- Okro (per basket): #1,500
- Tomato paste (per sachet): #100
- Melon {Egusi(per cup)}: #300
- Corn flakes: Kellogg’s x2- #3,800, Nasco(350g)- #2,800
- Milk refil (360g): #1,100- #1,800
- Chocolate powder refill (450g): #1,800- #1,900
- Golden morn(450g): #1,800
- Sugarcubes(a pack): #1,600
