Pepper Shortage Hits Ilorin Markets Ahead of Eid-el-Kabir

Date: 2024-06-14

According to a news report from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), pepper, a staple spice in many Nigerian dishes, has suddenly become scarce in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, as Eid-el-Kabir approaches.

A market survey conducted on Thursday at the Mandate Market in Ilorin West Local Government Area, where pepper is usually sold in large quantities, revealed that the spice has become increasingly expensive in recent weeks.

The scarcity has also affected tomatoes, with both commodities becoming hard to find. Some pepper sellers have attributed the shortage to flooding and pest attacks in the North, where pepper is grown in large quantities.

Mallam Jamilu Isa, a vendor, explained that they were expecting deliveries of pepper and onions, but were informed that there were no goods available for loading. He lamented that the flooding had washed away many crops, and those that were not washed away were damaged by pests.

The price hike has been significant. A small container of tomatoes that previously sold for N150 now sells for N2,000. Similarly, a wastebin basket that used to cost between N1,500 and N2,000 now sells for N15,000, and a large basket that was priced at N10,000 now costs N175,000 and above.

Also, a basket of Scotch Bonnets popularly called “rodo” sold for N1,500 before, now goes for N12,000.

Similarly, a bag of onions now goes for N75,000 as against N50,000 and below that it was sold.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, food prices in Nigeria increased 40.53 per cent in April of 2024 over the same month in the previous year and food inflation reached an all-time high of 40.53 per cent in April of 2024.

In a visit to ram dealers, they lamented low sales as buyers complained of the high prices of rams.

A ram seller, Mr Azeez Abdullahi, said the ram that went for N50,000 a few years back is sold for between N170,000 and N200,000 and above this year.

He identified the high cost of feeds and transportation as responsible for the hike in the price of the ram.

A prospective customer, Mr Yahaya Usman said with the exorbitant price, some of his friends are planning to contribute money to buy a cow and share which is also acceptable in Islam as an alternative to rams. (NAN)

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Bamikole Omishore     Saad Omo Iya     Ekiti     Tafida Of Ilorin     Olaitan Buraimoh     Okiki     Olawuyi     Erubu     MINILS     Saka Adeyemo     Bello Oyebanji     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Just Event Online     Taofeek Ibraheem     University Road     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Ahmad Lawan     Abdulrazaq Akorede     Igosun     Ayeyemi Sulaiman     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Aso-ofi     Roheemat Hammed     Unilorin FM     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Babatunde Idiagbon     Public Holiday     Buhari     Kola Shittu     Patience Jonathan     Ghali Muhammed     Dan Iya     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Emir Of Shonga     Bluenile Associates     AbdulRauf Keji     Kwara State Football Association     Ibrahim Bio     Jide Ashonibare     African Democratic Congress     Olupako Of Share     Ajayi Okasanmi     Bankole Omisore     Apado     Prince Mahe Abdulkadir     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Edu     Wasiu Onidugbe     Ahmed Alhasssan     Yusuf Arowosaye     Amuda Bembe     Sheriff Olanrewaju     Musa Aibinu     Gbajabiamila     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Ella Supreme Tissue Paper     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Seun Bolaji     Sidikat Akaje     Adamu Attah     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Akanji     Dairo Kunle Paul     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Rebecca Bake     Amule     Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez     Isiaka Gold     Saeedat Aliyu     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Zulu Gambari     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Danhawa     Roseline Oni Aremu     Suleiman Idris     Okin High School    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Sun Qing Rong     Babatunde Ishola Babaita     Ajidagba     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Olugbense     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Ajase-Ipo     Haliru Dantoro     Olupako Of Share     Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs     Saka Balikis Kehinde     Jamiu Oyawoye     Abiodun Oyedepo     Inside Kwara     Waheed Ibrahim     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Salaudeen Oyewale     Sabitiyu Grillo     Bursary     Shero     LAK Jimoh     Kisra     AGILE Programme     Kubra Kazum     Solomon Edojah     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Abubakar Lah     Kwara Poly     Kayode Ogunlowo     Victor Gbenga Yusuf     Plat Technologies     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Kwara State Health Insurance Agency     Ilorin East     Shehu Jimoh     Gambari     Sherif Shagaya     Shehu Raheem Adaramaja     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     John Kehinde Salako     Alfa Yahaya Road     Folashade Omoniyi     KWASEIC     National Pilot     High Court     Adanla-Irese     Kwara Teaching Service Commission     Emmanuel Bello     Justina Oha     Gwanara     Alao Ayotunde     Eleja Taiwo Banu     Yusuf Badmus     Michael Ologundea     SWAN     Ayodele Olaosebikan     Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq     Alanamu     Oko     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Aisha Ahman Pategi     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Funmilayo Oniwa     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Clement Yomi Adeboye     A.O. Belgore     Oko Erin     Makama Of Kaiama     Offa Metropolitan Club     Tunji Ajanaku     Folorunsho Alao     Kwara State Sports Commission     Playing Host     Bayo Ajia     Shuaib Jawondo     Hakeem Idris     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim