The Naijaonpoint October 2025 food price survey saw a mix of price drops and increases across Lagos food markets, as traders and households adjusted to shifting supply conditions, transport costs, and energy pressures.
While some staples became cheaper due to new harvests, others surged as scarcity and logistics costs kicked in.
This is the latest market survey by Naijaonpoint across major Lagos food markets: Mushin, Mile 12, Oyingbo, and Daleko.
According to the September market survey, the price of key food items— including pepper, melon, wheat, and frozen fish— had declined, just as NBS also reported a decline in prices in the same food items (fresh pepper, tomatoes, garri, onions) in the same month.
Notably, Lagos State’s food inflation also fell to 21.2% in September, from 23.0% in August, signaling a gradual moderation in food prices across major markets in the state.
Items that increased in price
This is because of the rising cost of raw yams, processing, and transport markups.
Other notable increases:
Imported and processed foods such as wheat, pasta, and beverages continue to face the impact of forex pressures and global commodity price fluctuations. Proteins like turkey and chicken are also rising due to higher feed and cold-chain costs.
Items that decreased in price
More food items saw price drops in October, bringing some relief to households.
Other sharp declines were seen in the price of a big basket of tomatoes (11.11%), white and yellow maize (7.41% and 5.51% respectively), etc.
The decline in perishables like onions, peppers, and tomatoes was driven by harvest inflows from the North and better supply chains.
Food items such as cartons of noodles, crates of eggs, Honeywell semovita, and milk remained unchanged.
Mrs. Funke, a food vendor at Mushin market, said, “I spend more on refilling gas than on food now, before N13,000 could refill my big cylinder. Now it’s almost N19,000. I had to increase the price of my rice and beans plate by N300 just to make a profit.”
“This is our season. “Truckloads are arriving from Sokoto and Kano, so prices are dropping fast.”
“This is our season. “Truckloads are arriving from Sokoto and Kano, so prices are dropping fast.”