According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the cost of many staple foods went up last month. This was stated in the Abuja-released Selected Food Prices Watch report for September 2023.
According to the data, the average cost of 1 kilogramme of boneless beef rose from N2,199.37 in September 2022 to N2,816.91 the following year.
According to the study, the price of a kilogramme of boneless beef rose by 0.62% from the N2,799.51 seen in August 2023.
It was reported that the average price of 1 kilogramme of locally produced rice rose by 60.59 percent between September 2022 and 2023, going from N471.42 to N757.06.
“From August 2023’s N738.74, the price of a kilogramme of locally grown rice has risen by 2.48 percent month over month.
The report found that the cost of brown beans, on average, rose from N556.81 per kilogramme in September 2022 to N716.97 the following year.
Compared to the N692.95 recorded in August 2023, the N716.97 reported in September 2023 represents a monthly rise of 3.47 percent.
According to the NBS, the average price of 1 kilogramme of onion bulbs increased by 29.81 percent between September 2022 (when it was N397.18) and September 2023 (when it was N515.59).
From August 2023’s N513.29. “On a month-over-month basis, the price grew by 0.45 percent.
According to the data, the average cost of a kilogramme of yam tuber rose by 45.11 percent between September 2022 (when it was N409.23) and September 2023 (when it was N593.83).
“From August 2023 to September 2023, the price of 1 kg of yam tuber rose by 3.03 percent, to N576.39,” it was reported.
According to the research, Anambra has the highest average price of N3,800.42 per kilogramme for boneless beef, while Kogi has the lowest at N1,845.29.
It stated that the average price of 1 kilogramme of local rice was N931.82 in Rivers and N539.35 in Benue.
The National Bureau of Statistics reported that the average price of 1 kilogramme of brown beans was highest in Imo at N1,090.23 and lowest in Kogi at N485.64.
It was reported that in Abia, the average price of a kilogramme of onion bulbs was N862.35 and that in Nasarawa, the average price was N295.73.
The report found that the average price of 1 kilogramme of yam tuber was highest in Akwa Ibom at N1,088.57 and lowest in Plateau at N320.34.
According to the data, the South-East has the highest average price for a kilogramme of boneless beef at N3,550.75, while the South-West has the lowest at N2,875.47.
The North Central region had the lowest price, at N2,461.20. According to jerrymusa.com One kilogramme of locally grown rice averaged N901.26 in the South East, N824.55 in the South South, and N621.93 in the North Central.
According to the research, the average price of 1 kilogramme of brown beans was N995.76 in the uth-east, , N771.37 in the uth-west, , and N587.99 in the rth-central..
It was reported that the average price of 1 kilogramme of onion bulbs was N723.63 in the uth-east a and N697.34 in the uth-south, , with the lowest price being N340.75 in the rth-central..
According to the NBS, the South-West has the highest average price of N791.69 per kilogramme for yam tubers, while the South-South has the lowest at N748.56.
According to the NBS, the price of a kilogramme of yam was N366.79 in the region of the North-East.