White garri most expensive in Ogun state in March — NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has recorded that white garri was the most expensive in Ogun state in March 2024.

This was stated in the Bureau’s Selected Food Prices Watch report for March 2024, released in Abuja on Friday.

According to the report, Ogun recorded the highest average price of 1kg of white garri at N1,021.13, while the lowest was reported in Benue at N490.55.

It said Edo recorded the highest average price of 1kg of yam tuber at N1,695.13, while the least average price was recorded in Katsina at N723.39.

Analysis by zone showed that the average price of 1kg of boneless beef was highest in the South-South at N5,087.89, followed by the South-East at N4,877.51.

“The lowest price was recorded in the North-West at N3,577.50.”

The South-West and South-South recorded the highest average price of 1kg of local rice at N1,526.95 and N1,469.39, respectively, while the lowest price was in the North-West at N1,104.96.

The report said that the South-East recorded the highest average price of 1kg of brown beans at N1,465.87, followed by the South-South at N1,459.22, while the North-West recorded the lowest price at N863.22.

The NBS also said that the South-West and South-East recorded the highest average price of 1kg of white garri at N894.51 and N835.67, respectively.

“The North-West recorded the lowest price of 1kg of white garri at N618.32.”