Major Marketplaces In Enugu Continue To See An Increase In Food Prices

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that prices of some foods, including tomatoes, palm oil, and cassava flakes, also known as garri, have continued to rise in Enugu's main markets.

According to a market study done in Enugu on Monday by a NAN journalist, the cost of foodstuffs jumped drastically between April and May.

According to NAN, the price of a large basket of tomatoes has increased from N36,000 to N45,000 in April to between N55,000 and N60,000 in May.

A trip to local marketplaces in the state capital revealed that only four tomatoes balls are now sold for N400, down from N200 previously, and that a half-4.5-liter paint bucket of tomatoes is now sold for N3,000.

Miss Ogechukwu Uwakwe, a tomato vendor at Garki Market, revealed that she was unable to purchase a complete basket due to the high cost of the crop. Instead, she shared with another tomato shopper.

Under the condition of anonymity, a different vendor at the New Market claimed that she had temporarily ceased selling tomatoes in order to wait for the produce's price to come down.

Additionally, key markets in the Enugu metropolis saw a spike in the price of palm oil.

25 litres of palm oil now cost N25,000, up from N18,000 in April, according to Mrs. Edith Ofor, a palm oil vendor at Garki Market.

Ofor attributed the hike to the expensive products during the off-season.

Additionally, key markets in the Enugu metropolis saw a spike in the price of palm oil.

25 litres of palm oil now cost N25,000, up from N18,000 in April, according to Mrs. Edith Ofor, a palm oil vendor at Garki Market.

Ofor attributed the hike to the expensive products during the off-season.

She claims that the high cost of most goods in the city is a result of the high cost of transportation and the fact that most agricultural produce is in its off-season.

Major marketplaces in the Enugu metropolis also saw an increase in the cost of palm oil.

The price of 25 litres of palm oil has increased from N18,000 in April to N25,000, according to Mrs. Edith Ofor, a palm oil vendor at Garki Market.

Ofor attributed the rise to the high cost of the fruit during its off-season.

Under the condition of anonymity, a second Mayor Market palm oil vendor claimed that a 75cl currently costs between N1,000 and N800 as opposed to N800.