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Agriculture · 2 min read
Rice prices ease in Nigeria as harvest supply improves
Local rice fell ~2.3% week-on-week to ₦82,000 per 50kg bag as new harvest volumes reach wholesale markets.
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Opaindex tracks 2 sourced agriculture stories from Nigeria, each dated and cross-linked to live market data. The latest: "Tomato jumps 32% in May as NBS food watch shows staples rising month-on-month".
Tomato jumps 32% in May as NBS food watch shows staples rising month-on-month
NBS May 2026 Food Price Watch shows tomatoes averaged ₦1,560.56/kg, up 32.48% in one month; beans, garri, onions, rice and yam also rose month-on-month, even though many staples remain below May 2025 levels.
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