Yellow Maize price in Nigeria today

Why Yellow Maize prices vary so much

Yellow Maize costs 208% more at Gboko Main Market (₦4,000) than at Dawanau Int. Market (₦1,300) — a difference of ₦2,700 per painter for the same item.

Most of that gap is transport and distance from where the item is produced or landed. Market size matters too: high-turnover markets buy in larger volumes and sell on thinner margins, while smaller neighbourhood markets carry the cost of a shorter supply chain. Whether a market is primarily wholesale or retail can account for much of the rest.

Is Yellow Maize getting more expensive?

Over the last 90 days the median price has fallen from ₦3,000 to ₦2,500 per painter — a change of 16.7%. Prices easing usually reflects harvest supply reaching the markets, and that window does not always last.

Which unit is Yellow Maize sold in?

Markets report Yellow Maize in painter, 100kg bag, mudu, 50kg bag. We never average across units — a price per painter and a price per 100kg bag are different figures, and treating them as one number produces something meaningless. Compare like with like, and check the unit before assuming one market is cheaper than another.

Where can you buy Yellow Maize cheapest?

The lowest recorded price is ₦1,300 per painter at Dawanau Int. Market in Kano. We currently track Yellow Maize across 9 states, with the widest coverage in Lagos, Delta, Adamawa. Prices below are the most recent insight from each market — always confirm before travelling for a difference that transport would cancel out.