Figures from the National Bureau of Statistics have shown that selected food prices recorded an increase of 42 percent in one year.
The new report titled “Selected Food Price Watch for April 2022” showed that the average price of 1kg of beans (white, black eye, sold loose) rose on a year-on-year basis by 44.32 percent, from N359.64 in April 2021 to N519.05 in April 2022.
Likewise, the average price of 1kg of yam tuber on a year-on-year basis rose by 42.88 percent, from the value recorded in April 2021 (N252.80) to N361.20 in April 2022.
Every month, it increased from N353.56 in March 2022 to N361.20 in April 2022, indicating 2a .16 percent ga growth In the same vein, the average price of palm oil (1 bottle) increased by 45.59 percent, from N578.86 in April 2021 to N842.75 in April 2022. It also grew by 0.06 percent on a month-on-month basis.
The report further showed that the average price of 1kg of plantain (unripe) rose by 38.66 percent on a year-on-year basis, from N243.37 in April 2021 to N337.47 in April 2022.
In addition, the average price of groundnut oil (bottle) stood at N1,007.68 in April 2022, showing an increase of 46.21 percent from N689.19 in April 2021. On a month-on-month basis, it rose by 1.31 percent from N994.62 in March 2022.
