Wow. i need explanation. For the past two weeks, a basket of tomatoes have been sold for 1k (wholesale price) . offloading , payment for land takes it to N2500. At the retail end in the market, we buy half painter bucket between 150 and 200 naira. Big fresh derika level tomatoes.
I then imagine how much its been sold in mile 2 now- maybe 500 naira.

Please any explanation to this? Is Dangote responsible for this?

mercylicious:
Wow. i need explanation. For the past two weeks, a basket of tomatoes have been sold for 1k (wholesale price) . offloading , payment for land takes it to N2500. At the retail end in the market, we buy half painter bucket between 150 and 200 naira. Big fresh derika level tomatoes.
I then imagine how much its been sold in mile 2 now- maybe 500 naira.

Please any explanation to this? Is Dangote responsible for this?

Same in Lagos here... pepper, sweet pepper, onions not also excluded. The "hausas" will almost use them to brush my face whenever I get stuck inside mile 12/ketu traffic.

The sad thing is that after a while prices would sky rocket because there are no logistics to handle post harvest storage that should cover the off-season. The imported Apples we buy in Nigeria all year round at the same price were mostly harvested and stored a year earlier!

This is the season of surplus. The northerners plant using irrigation. its usually like that every year.
Price will start picking up by Middle of March or ending because they would have exhaust all they plant.

The way to go and make too much money is its preservation... I know a nairalander is on the right track here...how far it goes,I can't say...https://www.nairaland.com/2899797/why-want-quit-farming-year

You're right, I was surprised to see the quantity of tomatoes I bought last weekend.

I was like, is this 2016

It's good to see that we can produce enough food for local consumption.

mercylicious:
Wow. i need explanation. For the past two weeks, a basket of tomatoes have been sold for 1k (wholesale price) . offloading , payment for land takes it to N2500. At the retail end in the market, we buy half painter bucket between 150 and 200 naira. Big fresh derika level tomatoes.
I then imagine how much its been sold in mile 2 now- maybe 500 naira.

Please any explanation to this? Is Dangote responsible for this?

Please I saw where you said you have a plantain farm in Anambra, I'm thinking of starting something similar in my hometown not too far from nnewi, i'd like to know more from you if possible see your farm. Here's my whatsapp number 08101039122 thanks