Prices of food items have started coming down in Nasarawa State following the arrival of newly harvested farm produce.
A survey conducted around Keffi markets of the state on Friday revealed that the prices of maize, groundnut and local rice had reduced, but that foreign rice was still expensive.
A bag of maize is now selling for between N18, 000 and N20, 000 as against N25, 000 and N27,000 sold last two month, while a measure now costs about N200 down from between N270 and N250.
The report also said that a measure of local rice which sold for N550 is now selling for between N400 and N450, while the foreign brand now costs about N500.
Mrs Mercy Usman, a resident of Keffi, said: “We are now happy that the harvest of new agricultural products had started crashing the prices of food items especially the price of maize and local rice.
“A measure of maize which is…
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