By Nchetachi Chukwuajah
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said the prices of beans, gari, maize, tomatoes, beef, rice and other food items decreased slightly in September.
This was disclosed in the NBS’ Selected Food Prices Watch report for September 2025, released in Abuja on Tuesday, November 25.
The report noted that the average price of one kilogramme of brown beans decreased by 33.70 per cent on a year-on-year basis, from N2,738.59 in September 2024 to N1,815.76 in September 2025.
According to the report, the average price of one kilogramme of white garri fell by 25.51 per cent on a year-on-year basis, from N1,170.25 in September 2024 to N871.78 in September 2025.
It added: “On a month-on-month basis, the price also fell by 6.52 per cent from the N932.53 recorded in August 2025.”
Also, the average price of one kilogramme of white grain maize (sold loose) decreased by 16.57 per cent on a year-on-year basis from N1,065.14 in September 2024 to N888.68 in September 2025.
“On a month-on-month basis, it decreased by 6.56 per cent from N951.04 recorded in August 2025,” the NBS stated.
The report also showed that on a year-on-year basis, the average price of one kilogramme of tomato declined by 10.56 per cent from N1,430.87 in September 2024 to N1,279.84 in September 2025.
“On a month-on-month basis, the price decreased by 0.45 per cent from the N1,285.61 recorded in August 2025.”
The report, however, noted that the average price of one kilo of local rice increased by 1.99 per cent, from N1,914.77 recorded in September 2024 to N1,952.94 in September 2025.
“On a month-on-month basis, one kilo of local rice decreased by 0.56 per cent in September from the N1,963.87 recorded in August 2025.”
The average price of one kilo of boneless beef increased by 21.79 per cent on a year-on-year basis, from N5,633.60 in September 2024 to N6,861.25 in September 2025.
“On a month-on-month basis, the price decreased by 0.02 per cent from the N6,860.07 recorded in August 2025.”
State profile analysis of the report showed that in September 2025, the highest average price of one kilo of brown beans was recorded in Enugu at N2,337.58, while the lowest was recorded in Yobe at N1,223.42.
Ebonyi recorded the highest average price of one kilo of white gari at N1,297.22, while the lowest was in Taraba at N450.
The highest average price of one kilo of white maize was recorded in Imo at N1,488.50, while the lowest price was recorded in Yobe at N547.84.
Ebonyi recorded the highest average price of one kilo of tomato at N2,301.38, while the lowest was reported in Plateau at N697.69.
The highest price of a kilo of local rice was recorded in Enugu at N2,385.73, while Lagos recorded the lowest price at N1,963.87.
Imo recorded the highest average price of one kilo of boneless beef at N9,070.39, while Benue recorded the lowest at N6,860.07.
On a zone-by-zone analysis, the average price of one kilo of brown beans was highest in the South-East and South-West at N2,241.48 and N2,082.52, respectively, while the lowest price was recorded in the North-West at N1,397.97.
The South-East and South-South recorded the highest average price of a kilo of white gari at N1,223.77 and N977.56, respectively, while the lowest price was in the North-Central at N640.68.
The South-East recorded the highest average price of a kilo of white maize at N1,247.60, followed by the South-South at N1,113.41, while the North-East recorded the lowest price at N607.93.
