As November opens, the Lokoja International Market presents a mixed bag for traders and consumers alike.
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From the soaring cost of onions and red oil to slight dips in cassava and potato prices, market dynamics continue to reflect Nigeria’s fluctuating economy.
A market survey conducted on November 1, 2025, by Ahmed Aliyu Suleiman at the Lokoja International Market Food prices & Commodities on 01/11/2025 captures the latest prices of key food items and commodities that shape daily life in the confluence city.
Onions Sack Solo ,N70,000
Small Basket for Onions, N3,000
Cassava Rogo Sack Big one N1,5000
Arish Potato, Sack,N5,000
Arish Potato Small Basket ,N3,500
Sweet potatoes Bag, N15,000
Sweet potatoes, Sack Solo N15000
Sweet potatoes Small Basket =1500
Fish Small Basket the one in the screen N2,000
Red oil 25litr N6,2500
Red oil Swan Water Rubber,N1,700
Mudu of Groundnut,N2,000
Beans Bag, Grade One N12,0000,
Beans Bag, Grade Two ,N11,5000
Beans Bag, Grade Three ,N110000
Small Beans Bag New One, =lN70,000.
Rice Jamila Ten Rubber Bag, N100,000.
Rice CP Bag , Ten Rubber N90,000.
Some buyers, who reacted to the development, in an interview with The Reporters,expressed worry with a call on the government to do the needful in bringing down the prices of food stuffs to the level of the common man.
The sellers traced the development to the harsh economic reality in the country.
They called on the Kogi State Government to consider setting up price control mechanism to check arbitrary increase in the price of food stuffs and other essential commodities, to ease life for the masses.
The sellers cited high cost of transport fare, sequel to hike in the price of petrol,as one of the major factors responsible for the high cost of food stuffs in Lokoja and its environs.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
