By Oluwafunke Ishola

Ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations, prices of tomatoes and pepper have reduced by 55 per cent in most Lagos markets.

At Mile 12 and Iddo markets, a basket of tomatoes which previously cost N9,000 now sells for N5,000, while tatashe and chilli pepper cost N4, 500 and N4,000 respectively, as against N8,000 in November.

A jute bag of Onions sells for N17, 000 as against N28, 000, while a paint measurement of garri costs N650.

Mr Femi Odusanya, Spokesperson, Mile 12 Traders Association, told NAN that the prices dropped due to massive harvest of the items for the Yuletide season.

“Most farmers are harvesting their produce now leading to surplus and drop in prices of the items in the market.

“Our appeal to government is to mop up the excesses through preservation because prices will further drop until April when the produce will not be in season.

“We do not want a repeat of previous experience that we had much food waste due to our inability to preserve the excesses,” he said.

Odusanya urged government to take pragmatic steps that would encourage farmers to increase their outputs to boost food sufficiency in the country.

At Daleko Market, the price of a 50-kilogramme bag of rice ranged between N16,000 and N24,000 depending on its brand.

Mrs Yinka Okunola, a rice seller at the market, said that the prices of rice were high due to exchange rate of the Naira and non-availability of local variety in most markets.

“We do not have the locally produced rice in the market, and when available it competes favourably with the imported rice and forces a reduction in the prices of rice,” she said.

NAN recalls that the Lagos State Government had disclosed that it would commence the sale of its Lake Rice on Dec.15 at N13,000 for a 50kg bag. (NAN)

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/12/yuletide-prices-of-condiments-drop-by-55-in-lagos/

If we continue on this trajectory and the govt steps in adequately to prevent wastage and glut by way of buying back excess produce and resupplying same when prices go up, we'd have achieved a great deal.

The trajectory I mean here is a massive return to agricultural investments by both govt and the private sector including the individual.

Hopefully we can attain self sufficiency in food
...self sufficiency in power
...self sufficiency in petroleum products

If Buhari can achieve these three in addition to security and corruption in three years or so,
then he would have put Nigeria on the right track

By the way, the Lagos rice is supposed to land today.
Has anyone bought?
...Or seen the rice in any of the advertised locations?

This is what we saw that the wailers lack the capacity to see.
From all indications 2017 will be far better than 2016 as Nigeria is well position for greatness through self dependency.

Aufbauh:
This is what we saw that the wailers lack the capacity to see.
From all indications 2017 will be far better than 2016 as Nigeria is well position for greatness through self dependency.

You wey turn Wailer yesterday?

I don't get it!
Can a person cut his own nose to spite his own face?

Aufbauh:
This is what we saw that the wailers lack the capacity to see.
From all indications 2017 will be far better than 2016 as Nigeria is well position for greatness through self dependency.

LIES.... LIES..... LIES

Prices of food has gone down in Lagos---Says who? Politicians or Lagosians

These people and lies, stop deceiving yourself..... Except there is now a new meaning for food
10kg of Semo now goes for 3000,
10kg of Wheat is 2800
5Ltrs of Palm oil is 3500
Chicken is 1000 per kilo

It has nothing to do with the Lagos state government tho, if he had his way this things will be cheaper. No thanks to our oga at the top with his pointless policy.

APC and propaganda are like salt and oil. Believe them at your own peril. Afonjas are good for nothing people

It's nt true oooo ,

.Continue to dey tell us lies.

Lai Mohammed is ur role model.

Great news

I, however, hope this isnt seasonal, like the N197/$1 !

This report is political. Oh, it's even from News Agency of Nigeria, NAN.

The same agency the MD told us last time that it was a lie that Nigerians were suffering because an airplane his daughter boarded from Nigeria was fully booked.

Una well work o.

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Ibadan wetin happen now?

awon ti lai mohammed

If it's true then





Praiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiise the LORD

TINALETC3:
It's nt true oooo ,

Sis na everybody no be someone.
u sef go sabi how to form lies.

Good

Food go still cheaper sef!
Agric will take us outta ds mess

Kudos to the Govt's initiative.

Cosmetic reports that do not reflect the true situation of things..

In jenifa's voice; radarada

veekid:

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Ibadan wetin happen now?

Bro that ib for u.

Aufbauh:
This is what we saw that the wailers lack the capacity to see.
From all indications 2017 will be far better than 2016 as Nigeria is well position for greatness through self dependency.

My friend did u bother to check d price list in 2013, 2014? Or u just want to talk. If there's one thing GEJ's govt would be remembered for, its SURPLUS food. Lolzzz we even had a Federal grain reserve so quit being smart by half.

Na Ambode I greet

Abeg when d price wan reduce for Benin?

Na only tomatoes nd pepper we will used to celebrate Xmas nd new year? They now regarded it as foodstuffs

nawaoooooooooo, na wetin be that lai muhammed

What has these people not done with us (Nigerians)? Playing with our minds like children. Oya, let's start running to Mile 12. Mile 12 is having black Thursday.