The price of a bag (50 kg) of local rice rose year-on-year by 152.9 per cent from N37,853 in September 2023 to N95,738 in September 2024, according to new data from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS.
The NBS report titled ‘Selected Food Price Watch’ for September 2024 showed that the price of 1 kilogram (Kg) of local rice stood at N1,914.77 during the one year period and that the price of beans recorded a higher growth rate of over 200 per cent, YoY.
The NBS report stated: “The average price of 1kg Local rice sold loose went up by 152.92 per cent on a year-on-year basis from N757.06 in September 2023 to N1,914.77 in September 2024, while there was an increase of 4.57 per cent on a month-on-month basis.
“Also, the average price of 1kg of beef boneless increased by 99.99 per cent on a year-on-year basis from N2,816.91 in September 2023 to N5,633.60 in September 2024.
“On a month-on-month basis, it increased by 1.44 per cent from N5,553.80 in August 2024. The average price of 1kg of beans brown (sold loose) stood at N2,738.59. This indicates a rise of 281.97% in price on a year-on-year basis from N716.97 recorded in September 2023 and a 6.37 per cent rise in price on a month-on-month basis from N2,574.63 in August 2024.
“Agric eggs medium size (12 pieces) experienced significant price increases year on year by N137.43 per cent from N1,047.47 in September of last year (2023) to N2,487.04 in September 2024.
“On a month-on-month basis, the average price of this item rose by 8.64 prices from N 2,289.19 in August 2024. There was also a notable price increase of bread (sliced) by 115.74 per cent on a year-on-year basis from N708.36 in September 2023 to N1,528.19 in September 2024.
“On a month-on-month basis, it increased by 4.68 per cent from N 1,459.85 in August 2024. The state profile analysis in September 2024 revealed that the highest average price of 1kg of Bean Brown (sold loose) was recorded in Bauchi at N3,450.04 while the lowest was in Adamawa state at N1,800.”
“The highest average price of Agric eggs medium size (12 pieces) was recorded in Niger State at N3,000.84 while the lowest was in Borno State at N2,075.58.
“Regarding the average price of bread(sliced), Rivers state recorded the highest price at N1,852.5, while Yobe recorded the lowest price at N982.79.
