• Privacy Policy
  • Terms
  • About us
  • Contact Us
  • Staff Email
Thursday, June 26, 2025
  • Login
TheMattersPress
  • Home
  • News
  • Features
  • Thematterspress
  • Multimedia
    • Audio
    • Photo
    • Video
  • About us
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Features
  • Thematterspress
  • Multimedia
    • Audio
    • Photo
    • Video
  • About us
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
TheMattersPress
No Result
View All Result
Home Economy/Technology

Price of bread peaks in Benin City

Bread

The Matters Press by The Matters Press
June 9, 2022
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
Price of bread to be reviewed upwards again

The prices of different sizes of bread have increased in Benin city because of the rising cost of wheat flour, a major ingredient used in the production of bread.

RELATED POSTS

Lamido Wrong on Tinubu’s June 12 Role, haunted by his anti-democratic past- TDF

Tinubu’s Visit to Benue, Mark of True Leadership, Renewed Hope

Tinubu’s new INEC building: A consolidation of democratic institutions, legacy in Nigeria – TDF

The continuous increases in price of wheat has been attributed to disruption in value chain caused by the ongoing Russia/Ukraine war.

Some bread sellers on Thursday in Benin sold a small loaf of bread that used to cost N120 in November 2021 for N180.

“A medium-sized bread that sold for N300 seven months ago, now sells for N450, while a big-size bread now sells for N850, as against N500.

Some residents have expressed concern over the incessant increment, calling for the Federal Government’s intervention.

Mr Benjamin Agbonze, the chairman, Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria, Edo chapter urged the Federal Government to implement policies that would promote local production of raw materials used for baking bread.

Agbonze also urged the government to address the high cost of producing goods and services in the country.

“We are not breaking even, we are hoping that everything will get better, but the costs of raw materials are escalating every day.

“We have retrenched many of our workers and now seeking for alternative sources of livelihood for us to survive.

“The last time we increased the price of bread, a bag of flour was N17,000, but it has gone up to N27,000.

“A bag of sugar that was sold for N18,000 has gone up to N29,000, while the quantity of butter we were buying for N14,000 now goes for N20,000.

“The government should do something. There is poor power supply, diesel is very expensive and importers of wheat flour don’t have access to forex,’’ he said.

A petty trader, Mrs Stella Osazuwa, said that she had stopped selling bread due to poor sales.

“I used to sell between 15 and 20 loaves of bread in two days that was when the price of a small loaf of bread was being sold for between N100 and N120.

“Now sales began to drop when the price went up to N150, I find it difficult to sell five loaves of bread in two days.

“Bread is perishable and nobody wants to buy a loaf that has gone bad, so, I had to stop sales to prevent wastage.’’

Mrs Obehi Osazee, a mother of four, said that the incessant hike in the price of the commodity had made her to look for a substitute for her family.

“There is no perfect substitute for bread, but I can’t continue to buy bread the way the price is increasing every day.

“Before now, I used to buy bread every day for my children, but I reduced that to twice a week, imagine spending about N5,000 for bread a week, as against N3,000 I used to spend.’’

Tags: Bread
ShareTweetPin
The Matters Press

The Matters Press

Related Posts

Lamido Wrong on Tinubu’s June 12 Role, haunted by his anti-democratic past- TDF
Energy

Lamido Wrong on Tinubu’s June 12 Role, haunted by his anti-democratic past- TDF

June 25, 2025
Tinubu’s Visit to Benue, Mark of True Leadership, Renewed Hope
News

Tinubu’s Visit to Benue, Mark of True Leadership, Renewed Hope

June 25, 2025
79 candidates for presidential election
News

Tinubu’s new INEC building: A consolidation of democratic institutions, legacy in Nigeria – TDF

June 23, 2025
Gombe: Troops take over to enforce peace
News

Nigerian Army kills 6,260 terrorists, rescues 5,365 civilians in 2 years

June 20, 2025
ECOWAS, Sahel states in deal to  confront terrorism
Foreign

ECOWAS, Sahel states in deal to confront terrorism

June 20, 2025
Tinubu denies manipulating NASS
Economy/Technology

Tinubu’s decision to press ahead with ongoing reforms, commendable-TMSG

June 20, 2025
Next Post
Nigeria in illegal fishing crisis, moves to boost production, stops importation

6 ships with frozen fish expected at Lagos ports

FCT-IRS extends filing of annual returns

FCT-IRS establishes independent tax office for IPPIS

Recommended Stories

Tinubu commits to Eastern rail line project

Tinubu commits to Eastern rail line project

January 4, 2025
Fraud in banking sector, mostly insider instigated

Fraud in banking sector, mostly insider instigated

November 25, 2021
Swiss Bank expects profit of $50bn

Dollar shortage hinders Kenyan firms’ expansion capacity

February 9, 2023

Popular Stories

  • Rising prices of goods cause protests in Morocco

    Rising prices of goods cause protests in Morocco

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • NLNG not responsible for gas supply shortfall, price hike

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • NCC sets fresh operational fees, spectrum prices for telecom operators

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Hoarding causes hike in prices of grains

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Prices of Petrol, diesel increase in November

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
TheMattersPress

We bring you the best news update in Nigeria

LEARN MORE »

Recent Posts

  • Lamido Wrong on Tinubu’s June 12 Role, haunted by his anti-democratic past- TDF
  • Tinubu’s Visit to Benue, Mark of True Leadership, Renewed Hope
  • Tinubu’s new INEC building: A consolidation of democratic institutions, legacy in Nigeria – TDF

Categories

  • Agriculture
  • Economy/Technology
  • Energy
  • Entertainment/sports
  • Features
  • Foreign
  • Multimedia
  • Natural Resources
  • News
  • Oil and Gas
  • Photo
  • Politics
  • Security
  • Thematterspress
  • Uncategorized
  • Video

© 2025 Domo Tech World - Powered by Thematterspress.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Features
  • Thematterspress
  • Multimedia
    • Audio
    • Photo
    • Video
  • About us
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Domo Tech World - Powered by Thematterspress.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Call Us