date:May 09, 2016
Diseases, high transportation costs and insecurity in the North have all been blamed for Nigeria's tomato shortage, which has led to its price increasing.
The high cost of the crop has forced restaurants, grocers, households and other consumers to cut down on the quantities they buy. Four pieces of tomatoes cost as much as N200; that is N50 per tomato. Since the end of March, when tomatoes became scarce, consumers have been bearing the brunt as traders pass the hike in prices to them.
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