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The present harsh economy in the country has made Nigerians come to with the fact that even the rich also cry.

The effect of the continuous pressure on prices of goods and services, as a result of the current harsh economy, has punched holes, and almost sucking dry, the pockets of many Nigerians, leaving no room for anything like savings.

Economy&Lifestyle discovered that the situation has now made it difficult for an average family to afford a big-sized tuber of yam, which now costs above N5,000.

Findings revealed that yam sellers now cut yams in pieces to sell to those who cannot buy a tuber.

Mr Ahmed Danjuma, a yam seller in Iyana-Ipaja, said: “Many people no longer buy yam because of the cost.

“We now cut the yams in pieces and rearrange broken ones to sell at the rate of N500 to N1,000, depending on the size.
“ People buy them a lot more than the tubers.

“It also helps us increase sales because not everyone can afford a medium-sized tuber of yam for N3,000 to N3,500.
“Some food vendors also go for it.

“Apart from the lack of money, some people are afraid of buying a big tuber and at the end of the day discover that almost half of the yam is bad.

“It will be very painful to experience such a waste. That is why many now buy pieces of yam.”

Mrs. Iyabo Majekodunmi, a wholesale yam seller in Iyana-Iba market, said you can hardly get a tuber of yam for N1,000 now because the cost of buying a small tuber of yam from the farm is from N1,200.

“A small tuber of yam from the farm is N1,200. When it gets here it is sold for N1,400 or N1,500 when you add logistics.
“When it gets to the hands of retail traders, they sell by adding N100 or N200.
“As you can see, we are not in the yam season.

“This is the season where yams get spoilt a lot.

“We are also mindful of stocking yams up to avoid loss due to them getting rotten.

“Also my customers are complaining of low sales. This is also affecting us and our stockings.

“The increase in yam price is due to the high cost of logistics and low harvest which is a result of insecurity in the country.

“Before an individual would buy a full truck of yam tubers but now six to ten people go for a truck.”

Mrs. Janet Omoriege, a retail yam seller in Agbara, said: “ The smallest size of yam here is N1,800 which can hardly feed a family of three.

“The medium-sized yam tuber is N3,000 while the biggest tuber is N5,000.

“The prices also differ depending on the type of yam whether it is Abuja, Benue and so on.

“Seeing that people always retreat whenever they hear the price of yam, I decided to cut it into pieces, especially those with broken parts.

“This has improved sales and helped retained my customers.

“They appear satisfied with the technique and at least they can the group of people eating yam.
“It is not our fault that the price of yam is increasing.”

Mrs. Lydia Eket, a customer patronizing Omoriege said: “The pieces of yams are the best to buy this season.

“I prefer buying it because it’s less expensive and you can know if it is bad or not especially this season when a lot of yams are bad.

“Where is the money to buy a big size tuber of yam for N5,000 for a family of five.
“It is only God that is seeing some families through in this our country of today.

“We are just spending money but not seeing the value of what we are spending.”

In it’s latest Selected Food Price Watch report, the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS said that, the average price of 1 kilogram of Yam tuber rose by 141.25 per cent on a year-on-year basis from N443.02 in March 2023 to N1,068.78 in March 2024.

“On a month-on-month basis, it increased by 5.8 per cent from N1,009.56 in February 2024 to N1,068. in March 2024”, it added

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/05/harsh-economy-cut-yams-on-sale-at-food-markets/

To me, the best advice Tinubu’s should listen to now is to to resign. He has done his best unfortunately, his best is absolutely bad.

The starvation and hunger is getting out of hand as people lives is now at stake.

How did this country even descend this low in the first place ?? Nawa

Never been this bad

And Tinubu ers expect Nigerians to clap for him....

Some of them have no idea who they are ing...

God help your people.

Tinubu and anybody that ed him including those that collected 30k to go online are all a curse to Nigeria as a country . My prayer is for the hardship to never reach to the point of massacre across the country of people who ed tinubu. I desperately pray operation wetie doesn’t happen again

I first noticed the cutting of yams for sale at Sango market around 2019/2020 and i was marvelled. 3 to 4 pieces together for like #500 or so for people who can't afford to buy the complete tuber.

Bubu spent 8yrs killing this country gradually and his ers claimed it was in the best interest of the masses now we have another leader showing us negative vibes and these same ers are still saying the same thing they said during bubu's tenure

Wonderment.

Toh

Another useless post. Selling yam cut this way has been in existence for long because yam become diseased and the spoilt part is cut off in order to sell the healthy portion

It's still amazing how you people claimed sw is hungry but you se are the one crying and propagating it using false narrative and fake news

yoruba ronu

Wahala

Apc showing us say inside evian another evain dey inside

Africans will always survive. It’s a human superpower which we sur in.

I went to that same market, I just showed the yam sellers my big APC ID card and they gave me huge tubers of yam immediately for free.

F**cking idiots!!!

That is called Emilokanisation

They're getting emilokonised

Meanwhile the president has vanished in and the VP is on his way to the US

Why do Nigerians always pick bad leaders Na curse?

MyVILLAGEpeople:
How did this country even descend this low in the first place ?? Nawa

Never been this bad

honestly never been this bad ah ah

If Nigeria was working Tinubu would have been chased out of asorock

It will on record! The dead meat griller; how market?

Normal thing na.

I first saw it in Bayelsa in 2001 during my nysc

Brendaniel:
And Tinubu ers expect Nigerians to clap for him....

Some of them have no idea who they are ing...

They are busy attacking Peter Obi to distract Nigerians from the excruciating experience of hunger.

For people like mannabbqgrils to see food chop

MyVILLAGEpeople:
How did this country even descend this low in the first place ?? Nawa

Never been this bad

At the polling units on the election day due to tribalism and religious bigots. Unless we keep these two mindsets aside then we will be able to move forward as a nation.

It’s been existence for many years.

There’s always cut yams in food markets.

Don’t make it seem new.

That's my problem with this government.


Instead of massively investing and ing farmers to produce food, they decided that a coastal road is the best for them and not us.

Ire oooo

Keep adjusting to suffering... Renewed Hope will better your lives "soon".

The only problem is there is a limit to every adjustment... When the cut yam pieces become unaffordable, what next?!!

Deltafirstson:
To me, the best advice Tinubu’s should listen to now is to to resign. He has done his best unfortunately, his best is absolutely bad.

Yes o because people now buy cut yam; even cut loaf of bread.

Cut yam has been in existence since time immemorial, you people just want to use every avenue to blame this government.

We are not ok with their performances but let exercise a little bit patience to see how things turn around in 2 years.

So people cant afford the single tuber of Yam anymore but have to economize with cut pieces. Shege promax everywhere.