Hardship: Garri now above N100 per cup in Uyo

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A five-litre container of garri, which under the same period, was sold at N1, 000 now goes for N2,200, an increase of over 100 per cent, while a bag of garri increased from N40,000 to N75,000. A garri vendor, Unwam Okon, told this newspaper that the price of a basin of garri has increased by N6,000 in Cross River State, where they buy it in bags.

According to her, the garri producers complain that if they sell the produce at a lower price, they will still have to buy rice and other items at higher prices. This newspaper observed from the survey that a cup of rice , which was N150 and a cup of beans, N200 as of December, are now selling at about N600 and N350, respectively.

Within the period under review, the price of 60cl of palm oil has increased from N600 to N800. The price of crayfish in a five-litre container has also increased from N3,000 to N4, 500 while the same quantity of tomatoes rose from N3,000 to N4,000. The price for a crate of eggs has increased by over a hundred per cent – from N1 700 to N3 600.

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