Vegetables
Pepper in Nigeria: prices and market analysis
Fresh and dried chilli and bell peppers, grown in both seasons.
Prices updated 4 November 2026
- Average price
- ₦655,000 / tonne
- 4-week change
- −0.2%
- Cheapest market
- Kano · ₦615,000
- Dearest market
- Lagos · ₦702,000
- Season now
- Planting
- On Agromate
- 2.7 t offered · 0 kg wanted
Pepper, month by month
Colour: crop stage. Blue line: typical rainfall for Kano (1991–2020).
Nov · stage
Planting
Land preparation and planting. Seed quality and timing decide most of the season.
- Typical rain
- 5 mm
- Mean temperature
- 23.7°C
Threats in Nov
Price by state
Weekly price per tonne in the main producing states. Pilot estimate, replace with NBS / field data.
- Kano
- Kaduna
- Katsina
- Plateau
Show as table
| Week | Kano | Kaduna | Katsina | Plateau |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug | ₦548k | ₦554k | ₦572k | ₦574k |
| 26 Aug | ₦537k | ₦551k | ₦574k | ₦577k |
| 2 Sept | ₦548k | ₦564k | ₦573k | ₦583k |
| 9 Sept | ₦554k | ₦562k | ₦579k | ₦585k |
| 16 Sept | ₦555k | ₦561k | ₦561k | ₦582k |
| 23 Sept | ₦547k | ₦554k | ₦566k | ₦579k |
| 30 Sept | ₦549k | ₦554k | ₦579k | ₦581k |
| 7 Oct | ₦608k | ₦633k | ₦627k | ₦651k |
| 14 Oct | ₦620k | ₦627k | ₦641k | ₦639k |
| 21 Oct | ₦615k | ₦620k | ₦640k | ₦641k |
| 28 Oct | ₦617k | ₦619k | ₦629k | ₦654k |
| 4 Nov | ₦615k | ₦626k | ₦630k | ₦657k |
Price gap: 14%. Pepper costs ₦615,000 a tonne in Kano and ₦702,000 in Lagos. Buyers can save by sourcing from Kano; check the truck cost first.
| State | Latest / tonne | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| Kano | ₦615,000 | −6.1% |
| Kaduna | ₦626,000 | −4.4% |
| Katsina | ₦630,000 | −3.8% |
| Ogun | ₦655,000 | +0.0% |
| Plateau | ₦657,000 | +0.3% |
| FCTconsumer market | ₦698,000 | +6.6% |
| Lagosconsumer market | ₦702,000 | +7.2% |
Season and harvest outlook
Farmers are planting. Supply from last season is running down, which usually pushes prices up.
- Janharvest
- Febharvest
- Marharvest
- Aprgrowing
- Mayplanting
- Junplanting
- Julgrowing
- Augharvest
- Sepharvest
- Octplanting
- Novplanting
- Decgrowing
Typical calendar and main producing states from public agronomy references; varies by zone and year.
Weather risk in producing states
Next 7 days, read against this month's crop stage. Live from Open-Meteo.
Kano
Late rains0 mm · 0 wet days · up to 37°C
Little rain at planting time. Wait for steady rains before sowing.
Kaduna
Late rains0 mm · 0 wet days · up to 35°C
Little rain at planting time. Wait for steady rains before sowing.
Katsina
Late rains0 mm · 0 wet days · up to 37°C
Little rain at planting time. Wait for steady rains before sowing.
Plateau
Late rains0 mm · 0 wet days · up to 31°C
Little rain at planting time. Wait for steady rains before sowing.
Ogun
Normal5 mm · 0 wet days · up to 33°C
No unusual weather expected for this stage.
Oyo
Normal5 mm · 0 wet days · up to 33°C
No unusual weather expected for this stage.
Crop reference
Main producing states
Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Plateau, Ogun, Oyo
Varieties traded
Tatashe (bell), Shombo (long red), Rodo (scotch bonnet)
What buyers grade on
- Colour
- Firmness
- Dryness (for dried pepper)
Storage and handling
Fresh pepper spoils fast; sun or solar drying turns surplus into a storable product.
Risks
| Post-harvest loss | High | Fresh pepper bruises and rots quickly. |
|---|---|---|
| Viral diseases | Medium | Spread by insects; use clean seedlings. |
Typical calendar and main producing states from public agronomy references; varies by zone and year.
