Good day everyone.
I find nairaland to be a great place for learning, cos I have learnt and gotten great ideas from this forum. Although, I know that there is the other aspect which involves tribalism and the rest, but that is not my concern for today.

I want to ask people who are into the production or trading of egusi a question that has been baffling me for sometime. Anyone with the knowledge of egusi market can also enlighten us.
What really caused the sudden increase of egusi price in the market. I know that it was around #100 and #120 some time ago. All of a sudden, we got a jump to about 250 and in some quarters, 300.
What could be the economics behind this?
Increased demand, lower supply etc...

I will really appreciate anyone who can enlighten I and other curious individuals with some good explanations.
Thank you.

After harvest egusi requires much water for washing there after drying. Now, not all farm lands has water source. So during the dry season between December to march, some farmers quit d business. Hence the scarcity there by leading to inflation. But during d raining season most farms use rain water for washing. Hence the abundance n fall in price.

Secondly, egusi doesn't need much rain for maximum output. When the rain becomes too much, most egusi farms behave poorly hence inflation again.


At Vokram Farmz Limited, we are presently planting Melon, corn n Groundnut this September. I will huge you to key into our investment plan. 08132061501 for more enquiries

Vokram:
After harvest egusi requires much water for washing there after drying. Now, not all farm lands has water source. So during the dry season between December to march, some farmers quit d business. Hence the scarcity there by leading to inflation. But during d raining season most farms use rain water for washing. Hence the abundance n fall in price.

Secondly, egusi doesn't need much rain for maximum output. When the rain becomes too much, most egusi farms behave poorly hence inflation again.


At Vokram Farmz Limited, we are presently planting Melon, corn n Groundnut this September. I will huge you to key into our investment plan. 08132061501 for more enquiries

So this is the reason why we had the price increase which have not hone down since last year?

Yes sir

Because of what happened last year (price sky rocketed), many investors are flooding the market for storage.

Vokram:
After harvest egusi requires much water for washing there after drying. Now, not all farm lands has water source. So during the dry season between December to march, some farmers quit d business. Hence the scarcity there by leading to inflation. But during d raining season most farms use rain water for washing. Hence the abundance n fall in price.

Secondly, egusi doesn't need much rain for maximum output. When the rain becomes too much, most egusi farms behave poorly hence inflation again.


At Vokram Farmz Limited, we are presently planting Melon, corn n Groundnut this September. I will huge you to key into our investment plan. 08132061501 for more enquiries

one can plant egusi this September?

Olaleyeabdullah:
one can plant egusi this September?

Yes, you can still plant melon between now and second week of this maximum!

One can still plant egusi this September... Personally I planted a few yesterday and will also be planting more tomorrow. Moreover, crop production is gradually migrating into an era where crops can be planted in season and out of season (all year round). All a farmer needs to do is to understand the behaviors of a particular crop, coupled with basic maths in order to be able to achieve the product all year round.

At Vokram Farmz, we believe all crops, including melon, can be planted at any time of the year with little or no variation in the end result.