Easter: Local rice witnesses higher patronage
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mr reuben obi who sells rice at the kenyatta market said he had made a lot of profit since the beginning of the holy week from selling local rice1 ahead of easter celebrations patronage of local rice has shot up in enugu as dealers make brisk business1 mr edward nneji a local rice seller at garki market told nan that many residents now prefer local rice to foreign rice due to the difference in their prices1 according to nneji a 25 kg bag of local rice goes for n7 500 in the market while the 50kg goes for between n15.000 and n16 5001 a 25 kg bag of foreign rice goes for n9 500 and the 50kg for between n18 500 and n19 500. a cup of local rice sells for n70 and a cup of foreign for n1001 mrs juliana ubochi a rice seller at mayor market confirmed that many consumers now buy local rice for the price difference1 i am sure that it is because of price difference that has been making people to buy more of local rice since a cup of local rice is n70 many prefer buying in cups than in bags1 due to the high cost of foreign rice many people are now going for the local especially people with large family she said1 a news agency of nigeria nan reports that local rice business had been booming since the beginning of the holy week1 obi said that he was sure that the patronage would continue even after the easter celebration because the price of the foreign rice would continue to rice due to the ban on importation on the foreign rice1 at ogbette market mr david ngwoke another rice seller said with the high patronage experienced in local rice there was need for rice farming to increase so as to have enough in future1 meanwhile in benin traders are worried over low patronage despite stable price of food items at benin market1 a nan check at ikpoba hill market a major food market in benin shows that the price of food items remain the same unlike christmas and new year celebrations1 a 50 kg bag of rice on saturday at the market sold for between n16800 and n17500 while a four litre keg of vegetable oil and red oil sold for n2000 and n1700 respectively1 a cartoon of frozen fish turkey and chicken went for n13000 n15000 and n13500 respectively while a live chicken sold for between n2000 and n80001 nan also reports that a basket of tomatoes sells for between n10000 and n15000 small bag of fresh pepper goes for n8000 while big bag sells for n18000. nan1