Price of garri, a staple foodstuff in Cross
River, has risen in Calabar and environs, the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
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Investigation in markets in Calabar found that a
basin of garri, which was sold for N3500 in April,
now sells at between N5000 and N5500.
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Similarly, three cups of the commodity now sell for
N100 and seven cups at N200 as against N100 for
six cups before.
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A garri seller on Parliamentary Road in the city, Mrs
Joy Iquo, told NAN that the price of the commodity
had also increased in other parts of the state.
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According to her, the basin measurement of garri
which used to sell for between N3500 and N3800
at Ugep, in Yakurr Local Government Area, is now
sold for. N4800.
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"This situation is rather unfortunate because garri
is supposed to be very cheap in Ugep. It is the area
of the state where it is very affordable and
everybody goes there to buy."
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Iquo said it has become a problem now to buy the
commodity, stressing that the price increase might
have been caused by dwindling amount of cassava
in circulation as well as expectations of new
cropping season.