Garri Price Tumbles 51% Amid Cassava Glut

Cassava glut has forced down the price of garri by 51 percent year-on-year, as farmers grapple with oversupply. The price of a small bucket known as ‘paint’– a popular measurement for selling the commodity across Lagos (yellow) – has declined by 51 percent from an average of N3,500 sold in 2024 to N1,700 in the same period of 2025, according to BusinessDay’s market analysis. A 60kg of yellow garri currently sells for an average of N20,000 as against N42,000 sold in the same period of last year, indicating a 52 percent decline over the per

Cassava glut has forced down the price of garri by 51 percent year-on-year, as farmers grapple with oversupply. The price of a small bucket known as ‘paint’– a popular measurement for selling the commodity across Lagos (yellow) – has declined by 51 percent from an average of N3,500 sold in 2024 to N1,700 in the same period of 2025, according to BusinessDay’s market analysis. A 60kg of yellow garri currently sells for an average of N20,000 as against N42,000 sold in the same period of last year, indicating a 52 percent decline over the per