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.

John Mayokun Dada     Ile Arugbo     Folashade Omoniyi     KWASSIP     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Kwara Apc     Council Of The Wise     Alanamu     Code Of Conduct     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     John Kehinde Salako     Kwara State Football Association     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Students Union Government     Kwara Restoration Project     KWASAA     Yeketi     Sanusi Abubakar     Iqra Books     Yusuf Aiyedun     Ajikobi     Garba Dogo     Ayo Opadokun     JMK Construction Company Limited     Idris Amosa Saidu     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman     Mahe Abdulkadir     Isiaka Yusuf     GAMA     Hassan A. Saliu     Na\'Allah     CBT     Tunde Kazeem     KFA     Okin Group     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Dankaka     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Olokoba Sulyman     Omu Aran     Iyeru Grammar School     Bola Sagaya     Saidu Kawu     Saad Belgore     Okin Biscuits     Alimi     Hassan Taiye Salam     Olatunji Ayeni     IFK     Sheikh Ariyibi     Toyin Sanusi     Admiralty Villa     Mike Omotosho     Sulyman Abdulkareem     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Kola Olota     Twitter     Ayobami Seriki     Agbarere     Eghe Igbinehi     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Saadu Gbogbo Iwe     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     Ahmad Belgore     Bello Abubakar     TIIDELab     Basic Education Certificate Examination     IESA     Micheal Imoudu     AIT Ilorin     Jimoh Akani     Babatunde Idiagbon    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

HICA     Council Of The Wise     Aro Yahaya     Facemasks     Surajudeen Akanbi     Owo Isowo     Jimba Babatunde     Saad Belgore     Muhammad Akande Olarewaju Odunade     NITDA     Voices Of Tomorrow     Segun Adeniyi     RTEAN     Ile Arugbo     Olatunde Jare     Olatomiwa Williams     Ayinde Oki     Trade Lenda SME Fair     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     George Innih     Photo News     Titus Ashaolu     Kemi Adeosun     Roheemat Hammed     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Ajuloopin     Olaiya Lawal     11th Galadima     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Bolakale Ayo     Bayo Lawal     PPS     Bukola Saraki     Shettima Of Ilorin     Sa\'adu Salahu     Ubandawaki     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Ope Saraki     Aliyu Adebayo     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Saheed Alakoso     Ahmad Lawan     Siraj Oyewale     Erin-ile     Ahmed Dankaya     Lawan     Oke-Oyi     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Awoye     Olomu     Ndama Al-hassan     Alore     Kayode Ibrahim     April 11     Quran     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     IHS     Offa Descendants Union     Zaratu Umar     Baboko     Saheed Popoola     Bayo Ojo     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Ilesha-Gwanara     Hamid Bobboyi     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq     Shola Odetundun     Tsaragi     KWASEIC     Valsolar     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Marufat Oladosu