Food prices drop in Katsina State as cash crunch bites harder

A grains seller, Alhaji Haruna Abdullahi, told NAN that a bag of maize sells for about N19,000 in most markets now as against the old price of N24,000.

A bag of guinea corn now sells at N14,000 and below, depending on the quality, whereas the old price was N18,000.

“Prices of food items are even cheaper in major markets like Dandume, Bakori, Danja and other grains-producing areas,’’ he said.

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