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  "id": "news-oct22-continued-ng-lagos-september-food-market-price-watch-20261002",
  "language": "en",
  "interfaceLanguage": "en",
  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/ng-lagos-september-food-market-price-watch-20261002",
  "slug": "ng-lagos-september-food-market-price-watch-20261002",
  "category": "policy-standards",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-02",
  "sourceName": "Nairametrics",
  "sourceUrl": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/10/02/lagos-food-prices-egusi-jumps-29-73-as-major-staples-record-wider-declines-in-september/",
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  "tags": [
    "Nigeria",
    "Food prices",
    "Agriculture",
    "Commodities",
    "Lagos"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "Lagos survey: egusi rises 29.73% as more staples fall",
    "summary": "In September, 36 of 67 surveyed food prices fell, while egusi rose 29.73% month on month and 118.18% year on year.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "paragraphs": [
          "Nairametrics tracked 67 food items across Mushin, Daleko, Mile 12 and Oyingbo in September: 16 prices increased, 36 declined and 15 were unchanged. The average price of a big bag of egusi rose from ₦370,000 in August to ₦480,000 in September, up 29.73% month on month and 118.18% year on year.",
          "The average big basket of oval tomatoes increased from ₦70,000 to ₦80,000 (14.29% month on month), while a 50 kg bag of white or yellow maize fell from ₦50,000 to ₦40,000 (20%). The report linked broad staple easing partly to improved harvest inflows and attributed some increases to security, transport, procurement and bulk-buying dynamics."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Nairametrics",
            "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/10/02/lagos-food-prices-egusi-jumps-29-73-as-major-staples-record-wider-declines-in-september/"
          }
        ]
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