Prices of garri (cassava flakes), a Nigerian staple food, has jumped in some major Enugu markets, according to a survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
A correspondent of NAN, who visited some markets in Enugu on Saturday, reports that the prices of white and red garri had increased by about 90 per cent.Felicia Ozoemena, a garri seller at New market, said the price of a 4.5 litre bucket of white garri that was sold for N350 before, now cost N650.
Another garri dealer at Garki market, Uche Igwesi, disclosed that a bag of garri previously selling at N14,000 is now selling at N22,000. “Due to lack of facilities to preserve the produce after harvesting, many produce go bad, therefore, leading to prices hike,’’ Mr Igwesi said.Another seller at Mayor Market, who did not want to be identified, said that the increase in prices was because many people had left farming.
A buyer at Ogbete Main Market, Ngozi Egwu, expressed worry at the sudden rise in the prices of garri, adding that there was no much money in circulation.
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