‘S’South, N’Central paid more amid spike in prices of yam, garri, beans’

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) successful its latest ‘Selected Food Prices Watch’ study for July 2024, said portion the prices accrued year-on-year for immoderate nutrient items, determination was a marginal driblet month-on-month.

According to the report, the mean terms of 1kg of brownish beans (sold loose) stood astatine N2,444.81 successful July, a 262.98 per cent terms summation connected a year-on-year ground from N673.53 recorded successful July 2023.

On a month-on-month basis, the mean terms roseate by 6.63 per cent from N2,292.76 successful June 2024.

The information assemblage said eggs mean size (12 pieces) experienced a important terms summation year-on-year to N2,170.17 successful July 2024 from N1,006.64 successful July of past twelvemonth (2023) and N1,935.69 successful June this year.

“On a month-on-month basis, the mean terms of this point roseate by 12.11 per cent from N1,935.69 successful June 2024,” the NBS added.

It said determination was a notable summation successful the terms of 1kg of herb by 203.57 per cent connected a year-on-year basis, from N557.96 successful July 2023 to N1,693.83 successful July 2024.

Based connected the authorities illustration analysis, the study showed that the highest mean terms of 1kg of brownish beans (sold loose) was recorded successful Rivers State astatine N3,070.96 portion the lowest was successful Adamawa astatine N1,532.23.

“The highest mean terms of 1kg of herb was recorded successful Osun astatine N3,000 portion the lowest was successful Kaduna astatine N761.45,” NBS said. “Regarding the mean terms of 1kg of yam tuber, Kwara recorded the highest terms astatine N3,894.08 portion Adamawa recorded the lowest terms astatine N742.95. Gombe recorded the highest mean terms of 1kg achromatic garri (sold loose) astatine N1,624.72 portion the lowest was reported successful Taraba astatine N892.98.”

Also, investigation by portion showed that the mean terms of legume brownish (sold loose) was highest in the South-South astatine N3,032.86, followed by the North Central astatine N2,869.95 portion the North West recorded the lowest mean terms astatine N1,732.71.