Yam sellers at Yan Doya, a popular market in Kaduna, have been lamenting low patronage because of high cost of yam which goes for as high as N10,000 per tuber.

Traders say 100 yam tubers will cost a prospective buyer N1 million. Our correspondent, however, reports that a small-sized tuber cost is sold for at least N5,000.

Many residents said they had already taken Yam off their menu because of its rising cost. Though new yam has begun to flood the market, the price is beyond the reach of many

Vincent Iroegvu and Maryam Sanusi both yam sellers at the market decried low patronage as prospective customers deserted the market.

The living cost crisis has taken its effect on many households, forcing many to change their meals. On Wednesday, multiple citizens who spoke to Daily Trust across various states of the Federation said Bread is no longer a staple food as it has been priced beyond reach.

According to those interviewed by our correspondents in Gombe, Lagos, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, and Taraba, millions of Nigerians are now reeling under the rising cost of living exacerbated by inflation.

Some of the respondents said they are now seeking other relatively cheaper alternatives to bread, as the country struggles through rising cost of food and other household items.

Bread used to be on the breakfast menu of many families across social strata, but its rising cost has added to the difficulties that many families are going through in recent times.

Labourers at construction sites, drivers at motor parks, students, among others, who hitherto see bread as the cheapest and surest way to start their day no longer afford it.

https://dailytrust.com/kaduna-residents-abandon-yam-as-100-tubers-sell-for-n1m/

In as much as this 10k per yam in the north sounds exaggerating, i have seen 6k own.

Before APC came into power when I was in Minna the Niger state capital, I do buy 5pcs (set) of yam for #300-#800 max.

When I was in Abuja 2017, my sister told me she bought a tuber for #700 and I said she wanted to do me 419. I never imagined a tuber of yam would get to 1k let alone above 5k. All thanks to APC.

Good..


10k per yam? . Is it ayam that ayam they are selling?

That is circa 10,000 per tuber

And the agbad0 squad here on nairaland are threatening innocent protesters with death

Which one do you think Nigerians fear more? Death by hunger or 'a sad APC BMC agbad0 members' words on a faceless forum? 🤡

No be them vote Tinubu? Them never start...!

Lies from the pit of hell

Thieves. Eveyone wants to use their legitimate businesses to dupe people


Yam seedling costs 400 Naira max. So, why should yams sell so costly ?

A plot can accomodate 600 tubers and would only need some table spoons of NPK fron start till harvest, so why the expensive price. Most Nigerians thesedays heartlessly and indiscrimately increases the orice of their products to take advantage of their fellow human beings. Thieves

Exaggeration!

NLCreator:


https://dailytrust.com/kaduna-residents-abandon-yam-as-100-tubers-sell-for-n1m/

I have also abandoned eating yam for now. Though yam dey hungry me well well especially fried yam and egg sauce.

A tuber of yam for 10k? Chai!!

Zwooks:
Thieves. Eveyone wants to use their legitimate businesses to dupe people


Yam seedling costs 400 Naira max. So, wgy should yams sell so costly ?

A plit can accomodate 600 tubers and would only need some table spoons of NPK fron start till harvest, so why the expensive price. Most Nigerians thesedays heartlessly and indiscrimately increases the orice of their products to take advantage of their fellow human beings. Thieves

the problem with people like you is that you feign ignorance about security of farmers. Is it to difficult for you to believe that farmers especially those who plant yams can't access their farms? Why did you skip that in the gibberish you just wrote?

Depression is real o

Beremx:
the problem with people like you is that you feign ignorance about security of farmers. Is it to difficult for you to believe that farmers especially those who plant yams can't access their farms? Why did you skip that in the gibberish you just wrote?

I'm a farmer. As I write, I am in a farm settlement where I reside fully since last year. I am critiquing as a stake holder not an outsider. Farmers these days want to take advantage of buyers which was never the case in the days of our fore fathers.

I don't believe this, not in the north at least

The economy is on its way to recovery...says the president. Let's be patient.

I haven't eaten my favourite food (pounded yam) in a month!

Things are costly but this is exaggeration. Here the highest tuber goes for 6k

Nigerians have not started selling their blood and organs to survive. Hardship never reach that level yet.

There are still sell outs ready to come to the media and spit rubbish.

That bribe go still finish, your eye go clear wella

Medipharm:
Things are costly but this is exaggeration. Here the highest tuber goes for 6k

6k for a tuber of yam?

This is unbelievable!

Maybe I should start thinking of going back to the village to take up farming as a full time job o

lol

You people still eat yam?
If you want to eat yam go and farm it yourselves according to the people who know it all.

They used Fulani to wipe out the agricultural potential of Benue state. Now no one can purchase yam again

I don't understand this yam own ooh. Abi na fuel they use plant it?

For the people who are in support of the protest not holding, please what language does this government understand? How do they expect the citizens to express their heartfelt concerns😕

Vote tinubu..
Get tinubu...
Enjoy tinubu....
We warned them but, they were concerned about Peter obi

COMRADES, 100 pieces of tubers of yam for one million Naira in Kaduna State?

Nigerians brace up for severe hardship under Tinubu in the coming days.

I swear to God! It shall not be well with Mahmood Yakubu for the rest of his life for imposing Tinubu on Nigerians

Lol. My dear Northerners this is the more reason you people have to hit the streets. Tinubu has impoverished u people the more and from statistics of June 2023 to July 2024 more than one hundred thousand Northerners have died as a result of hardship and hunger imposed on your region by Tinubu.

My dear Northerners I urge u all to rise and protest. This is the only opportunity u have to get it right.

Buhari was the messiah we had, now shatan is bound to destroy ur lives and generations through Tinubu.

Northerners Arise!

d word staple foods in Nigeria has become exclusive meals for super rich Nigerians now all thanks to the demonic party APC!

Pls stop voting for heartless & clueless ppl!

Zwooks:
Thieves. Eveyone wants to use their legitimate businesses to dupe people


Yam seedling costs 400 Naira max. So, wgy should yams sell so costly ?

A plit can accomodate 600 tubers and would only need some table spoons of NPK fron start till harvest, so why the expensive price. Most Nigerians thesedays heartlessly and indiscrimately increases the orice of their products to take advantage of their fellow human beings. Thieves

Shat ap!

MichaelSokoto:

Shat ap!

Break your phone, oluwor

Hezzyluv:
In as much as this 10k per yam in the north sounds exaggerating, i have seen 6k own.

Before APC came into power when I was in Minna the Niger state capital, I do buy 5pcs (set) of yam for #300-#800 max.

When I was in Abuja 2017, my sister told me she bought a tuber for #700 and I said she wanted to do me 419. I never imagined a tuber of yam would get to 1k let alone above 5k. All thanks to APC.

Be specific, Tinubu govt sent Yam to ₦6k-10k per one

There was no time during Buhari's tine who happens to be APC too yam sold above ₦800 per one.

2017 was still APC but another leader


Tinubu is a curse to this country.

A tuber of yam is selling for 10k? As per say na devil dey rule us abi na wetin be this?

It's becoming a joke

Last I confirmed somewhere in the north was 7k for a big tuber.

Zwooks:
Thieves. Eveyone wants to use their legitimate businesses to dupe people


Yam seedling costs 400 Naira max. So, wgy should yams sell so costly ?

A plit can accomodate 600 tubers and would only need some table spoons of NPK fron start till harvest, so why the expensive price. Most Nigerians thesedays heartlessly and indiscrimately increases the orice of their products to take advantage of their fellow human beings. Thieves

First, you've forgotten how many villagers were killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Benue state - mainly yam farmers. Yam supply has greatly reduced.
Then you forgot how many farmers in northern Nigeria have to pay bandits millions of naira before planting and harvesting. Cost of yam (food) production in those places are in all-time high.
You also forgot the sudden rise in food transportation costs because of fuel subsidy removal.
Now you forget that those farmers would also buy other stuff from the same markets as other people, where inflation has increased all prices. Won't they survive??

If you're indeed a farmer, you would know these things.