The domestic price of onion jumps by 37% in August<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nIn Nigeria, the price of a bag of onion spiked by 37% to N55,000 in August owing to seasonality effects. Despite being the top producer of the commodity in Africa with an estimated production of two million tons, Nigeria still imports onions to meet the 500,000 ton supply deficit. Recently, India, the world\u2019s second-largest producer of onion, imposed a 40% export duty on the commodity, which will limit the global supply and bolster onion prices in the coming weeks. For Nigeria, this will translate into a higher import bill and further stoke inflationary pressures.<\/p>\n
These and other burning economic issues were discussed on the Business Morning programme on Channels TV by FDC\u2019s senior analyst, Dr. Adesola Sunmoni.<\/p>\n
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