Price Of Rice In Nigeria – How Much Is A Bag? (2020) 

 

Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza glaberrima or Oryza sativa. As a cereal grain, it is the most widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in Asia and Africa. It is the agricultural commodity with the third-highest worldwide production, after sugarcane and maize.

Food is a basic human need as we all know and different cultures and countries have various food that they eat which might not be known or popular among others.

A bag of Rice is no longer 30,000 naira. Because of the lockdown things became hard to produce. So prices increased. But now, Kano had started mass production of grains there reducing former prices to favourable ones.

This grains include, rice , millet , beans etc. Kano state is the has the highest number of famers and agricultural produce.

In 2020, 50kg bag of foreign rice is sold for N32, 000 while Nigerian rice is sold for N27, 000 due to the unstable economy and only wealthy citizens could afford eating rice on daily basis.

Which Nigerian rice is best?

Brown Rice: This is the variety of rice that you must switch to if you want to lose weight. It is full of dietary fiber which boosts your metabolism and helps in weight loss. 100 grams of brown rice contains about 111 calories 

How many Mudus are in a bag of rice?

For a 50kg bag of rice, it contains between 25 – 32 mudu. The reason being that there are usually differences in the quantity of rice found in a bag based on the type and source.

10 Best Rice Brands in Nigeria

Mama Pride. This is a number one choice to many Nigerian mothers that have hungry mouths to feed. ...

Mama Gold. This brand of rice is also popular in the Nigerian market owing to the fact that it is produced by the OLAM Nigerian Limited.

Royal Stallion.

Mama Africa.

Kano Rice

Lake Rice.

Anambra Rice.

Ofada Rice.

The Basmati Rice.

Subsequently, millet was 17,000 naira but has dropped to 14,500 to 15,000 naira. Beans also dropped at the same rate. Production now in Kano state is better than before. Farmers can go to harvest and equipments are available for processing