BY BAMIDELE FAMOOFO
Selected food price watch for the month of March 2022 showed that the average price of 1kg of beans (white, black eye, sold loose) increased on a year-on-year basis by 46.64 percent from N345.03 in March 2021 to N505.94 in March 2022.
Also, on a month-on-month basis, this increased by 1.69 percent from N497.54 in February 2022.
Data made available by National Bureau of Statistics indicate that the average price of Bread Sliced 500g increased on a year-on-year basis by 34.98 percent from N331.76 in March 2021 to N447.80 in March 2022.
On a month-on-month basis, the average price of this item increased by 2.23 percent in March 2022. Similarly, the average price of 1kg Tomato on a year-on-year basis rose by 53.29 percent from the value recorded in March 2021 (N267.45) to N409.96 in March 2022. On a month-on-month basis, it increased from N393.08 in February 2022 to N409.96 in March 2022 indicating 4.29 percent growth.
In the same vein, the average price of Agric eggs (medium size price of one) increased by 27.14 percent from N48.43 in March 2021 to N61.58 in March 2022.
It also grew by 2.93% on a month-on-month basis. The average price of 1kg Plantain (Unripe) rose by 43.54 percent on a year-on-year basis from N228.18 in March 2021 to N327.54 in March 2022. In addition, the average price of Groundnut oil: 1 bottle, specified bottle stood at N994.62 in March 2022, showing an increase of 46.00 percent from N681.23 in March 2021. At the state level, Ebonyi recorded the highest average price of beans (white, Black eye, sold loose) with N867.29, while the lowest was reported in Bauchi with N252.95.
The highest average price of Bread Sliced 500g was recorded in Abia with N650.0, while the lowest was recorded in Borno with N260.4. In addition, Bayelsa recorded the highest price of 1kg Tomato with N753.83, while Taraba recorded the lowest with N134.46.
