Demand for Nigerian-grown rice has risen in Calabar amidst rising cost of imported grains.

Local rice looks set to take over kitchens this Christmas, according to an investigation by News Agency of Nigeria.

“It is cheaper, more affordable and even sweeter than foreign rice. So I cannot spend as much as N26, 000 just to buy just a bag of rice simply because it is foreign,” said Calabar resident Richard Nku.

“In this Christmas, I am going for locally made rice and that is what my family and everybody in my house will eat until January,’’ he said.

A rice farmer, Fidel Egoro, told NAN, “We are under serious pressure to deliver on demand and that is why we cannot accept people paying us through banks.


“We do not have the time to go to the bank, so we prefer cash to save time; many people have placed orders for rice and we are trying to meet up before the close of the season,’’ he said.

With increased demand, it is thought prices of local rice might shoot up before Christmas.

“One bushel of rice (equivalent of half bag) sells for N7,250, while two bushels (equivalent of one bag) sells for N14,500).

“This may increase before the close of the season, depending on changes in cost of production,’’ he said.

http://www.newshelm.com/2016/12/christmas-excitement-in-cross-river-as.html

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14,500 abi.... by next year december the price go fall to 1000 per bag we will get there one day.

good news if its turn out to be true...... But the source no be correct source

Rubber!

wexyee:
lie

Mumu. If na bad news now, u go believe that one.

That is s good development, once our local rice is properly processed it is good to go!

So funny how some retarded things will come on here to spew trash, apart from saving some forex which could have gone into importation of rice, jobs are being created but all their brain is programmed to do is call buhari names

Excitement?? CHOI!!!


IT'S TRULY FINISHED...

K

Rice and dog meat don set for this December be that, with Goldberg or Palmwine to wash to down

Kudos to the Governor


I just hope the state Governor did not print his pictures on the bags like Wilie Obiano did.

Very nice

Rice rice rice....is that the only food in Nigeria?

Cheering news from d SALT OF THE NATION

We will sell the rice for 14,500 to the SS, then we'll repackage the rice and sell to AFONJAS for 25,000

'5%' dont need the '97%' to survive

Inspite of all odds I somehow sttill have faith in this govt.

Oya
We will get there

AfonjaStinks:

IPOB feeding Afonjas and Zombies since 1934

Have you no sense

so we shld celebrate?

godin:
Have you no sense

Mechi onu

The Change we wanted

Let rice and stone come together...

Ahh, na now day break? Me wey eon port is sinceeee. Health wise, its key forget all those over starch rice oo, Niger rice na d koko.

Anyway, if you are interested in making money daily with a simple investment of 5,500 check my signature. Serious minds only

Good development, we are good to go

make e reach our side abeg

Good development