Selected food price watch data for July 2020 obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics reflected that the average price of 1 dozen of Agric eggs medium size increased year-on-year by 1.24% and month-on month by 0.27% to N474.12 in July 2020 from N472.83 in June 2020 while the average price of piece of Agric eggs medium size (price of one) increased year-on-year by 10.61% and month-on-month by 0.66% to N42.45 in July 2020 from N42.18 in June 2020.
According to NBS, average price of 1kg of tomato increased year-on-year by 49.35% and month-on-month by 3.24% to N304.01 in July 2020 from N294.46 in June 2020.
The average price of 1kg of rice (imported high quality sold loose) increased year-on-year by 37.72% and increased month-on-month by 2.23% to N490.44 in July 2020 from N479.74 in June 2020.
Similarly, the average price of 1kg of yam tuber increased year-on-year by 50.10% and month on month by 2.29% to N256.44 in July 2020 from N250.70 in June 2020.