Nigeria food price report — week 40, 2026

28 September 2026 – 4 October 2026. National average crop prices across major Nigerian markets and the week's biggest observed moves.

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Across 16 crops, the biggest weekly rise in national average was Yam (+2.5%) and the biggest fall Palm Oil (-1.3%). This week is in progress; figures update daily until Sunday.

Biggest observed price moves

National average prices, week 40

CropAvg priceWeek changeDataUnit
🌽 Maize₦93,272+0.6%Estimate50kg bag
🍚 Rice₦61,809-0.7%8/8 observed50kg bag
🍅 Tomato₦32,777+0.9%Estimatecrate
🥔 Cassava₦46,023+0.7%Estimate100kg bag
🍠 Yam₦123,983+2.5%8/8 observed100kg bag
🫘 Beans₦50,130-0.7%8/8 observed50kg bag
🌶️ Pepper₦22,638+0.7%Estimatebasket
🧅 Onion₦36,964-1.3%Estimatebag
🍫 Cocoa₦975,940-0.8%Estimatetonne
🍌 Plantain₦17,146+0.6%Estimatebunch
🌾 Sorghum₦22,392-0.5%8/8 observed50kg bag
🥜 Groundnut₦79,973-0.8%8/8 observed50kg bag
🫘 Soybean₦146,680+0.6%Estimate50kg bag
🛢️ Palm Oil₦64,956-1.3%8/8 observed25L can
🌿 Sesame₦92,994+0.8%Estimate50kg bag
🥜 Cashew₦135,706+0.7%Estimate50kg bag

Figures as of 28 September 2026. Changes are 7-day moves reported by the Agrios API. Get this report every week: RSS feed.

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