Nigeria: Food prices soar as northern traders and unions divert crops

게시됨 2021년 3월 1일

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The article reports a significant increase in the prices of fresh produce and food grains in the southern states of Nigeria, with the situation being worsened by the restriction on traders from the north from moving produce southwards. The crisis, which started in Oyo State and involved the death of over 20 people, has led suppliers to divert their supplies to countries like Cameroon, Niger Republic, and Chad, causing a shortage of these items from the north. As a result, residents are paying higher prices for smaller quantities of these items. Additionally, a foreign exchange crisis in Lagos has led to a surge in the prices of grains, vegetable, and processed foods. The high food prices are affecting the average incomes of Lagos residents and have been made worse by recent herder crisis and escalating insecurity.

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OnionsPrices of fresh produce and food grains have skyrocketed in the southern states as traders from the north have been restrained from moving produce southwards. Residents of Oyo State, where the Shasa market crisis climaxed with the death of over 20 persons, have been paying more for smaller quantities of fresh produce and food crops as suppliers temporarily shift suppliest to Cameroon, Niger Republic and Chad following the crisis. The same situation applies in almost all states in the south as prices temporarily get out of the reach of average Nigerians. Investigations revealed that fresh fruits and vegetables such as tomatoes, onions, carrots, and food grains are in short supply from the north, forcing prices up. Reports also indicated that suppliers were stranded in-between Niger and Kwara states as they were prevented from moving food and animals towards the south on instructions of their unions. When contacted on phone, Malam Bala, one of the suppliers of produce to the ...

출처: Guardian