Wheat
22 Jan
Prices of grains have dropped in Gombe markets amid low demand of the produce. Checks at Gombe Central and Tudun Hatsi grain markets showed that prices of the commodities dropped by about 15 per cent in the past two weeks. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who visited the markets on Wednesday,…
3 Oct
Available data by the West and Central Africa Wheat Development Network (WECAWheat) has shown that Nigeria spends $3.03 billion annually on wheat importation despite increased production. The network, while raising concern over the widening demand and supply gap, noted that over 200,000 metric tonnes of wheat are produced annually as against the 6 million metric…
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