Farmers blame high transport costs for rising food prices
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria has blamed rising food prices on high transportation costs, despite the ongoing harvest season, says AFAN President. Read More:…
Food prices remain a top concern for Nigerian households even during harvest periods, when a seasonal glut would typically be expected to push prices down. Farmer groups and economic analysts point to the cost of moving produce from farms to markets — driven largely by fuel prices following the removal of the petrol subsidy — as a major factor keeping food costs elevated, alongside other pressures such as insecurity in farming communities, poor road infrastructure, and multiple levies at checkpoints along transport routes.
The coverage here draws on two angles: AFAN's leadership directly attributing the disconnect between harvest season and high prices to transport costs, and a broader analyst take that situates this within Nigeria's wider inflation trend. Leadership notes that despite a reported decline in headline inflation, households are not feeling proportionate relief, suggesting food inflation and transport-linked costs may be moving differently from the general price index. Neither report detailed specific interventions, subsidies, or timelines for addressing the transport cost burden on farmers and traders.