Beans & seeds
Sesame in Nigeria: prices and market analysis
High-value export seed, mostly shipped to Asia.
Prices updated 4 November 2026
- Average price
- ₦1,424,000 / tonne
- 4-week change
- +0.1%
- Cheapest market
- Nasarawa · ₦1,339,000
- Dearest market
- Lagos · ₦1,526,000
- Season now
- Harvest
- On Agromate
- 3 t offered · 0 kg wanted
Sesame, month by month
Colour: crop stage. Blue line: typical rainfall for Nasarawa (1991–2020).
Nov · stage
Harvest
Harvest and drying. Losses are highest now if crops get wet or are left too long.
- Typical rain
- 9 mm
- Mean temperature
- 26°C
Losses to watch
Clean to high purity; exporters price on purity and oil content.
Threats in Nov
Price by state
Weekly price per tonne in the main producing states. Pilot estimate, replace with NBS / field data.
- Nasarawa
- Benue
- Jigawa
- Kano
Show as table
| Week | Nasarawa | Benue | Jigawa | Kano |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug | ₦1.41m | ₦1.42m | ₦1.47m | ₦1.47m |
| 26 Aug | ₦1.4m | ₦1.45m | ₦1.47m | ₦1.48m |
| 2 Sept | ₦1.42m | ₦1.42m | ₦1.47m | ₦1.48m |
| 9 Sept | ₦1.41m | ₦1.42m | ₦1.47m | ₦1.49m |
| 16 Sept | ₦1.39m | ₦1.43m | ₦1.47m | ₦1.51m |
| 23 Sept | ₦1.39m | ₦1.44m | ₦1.46m | ₦1.5m |
| 30 Sept | ₦1.42m | ₦1.42m | ₦1.45m | ₦1.49m |
| 7 Oct | ₦1.3m | ₦1.35m | ₦1.39m | ₦1.39m |
| 14 Oct | ₦1.34m | ₦1.35m | ₦1.37m | ₦1.4m |
| 21 Oct | ₦1.31m | ₦1.34m | ₦1.4m | ₦1.4m |
| 28 Oct | ₦1.33m | ₦1.33m | ₦1.38m | ₦1.41m |
| 4 Nov | ₦1.34m | ₦1.36m | ₦1.36m | ₦1.42m |
Price gap: 14%. Sesame costs ₦1,339,000 a tonne in Nasarawa and ₦1,526,000 in Lagos. Buyers can save by sourcing from Nasarawa; check the truck cost first.
| State | Latest / tonne | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| Nasarawa | ₦1,339,000 | −6.0% |
| Jigawa | ₦1,357,000 | −4.7% |
| Benue | ₦1,364,000 | −4.2% |
| Kano | ₦1,418,000 | −0.4% |
| Katsina | ₦1,445,000 | +1.5% |
| FCTconsumer market | ₦1,521,000 | +6.8% |
| Lagosconsumer market | ₦1,526,000 | +7.2% |
Season and harvest outlook
Harvest is under way in the main producing states. Supply is rising, which usually pulls prices down.
- Jan–
- Feb–
- Mar–
- Apr–
- May–
- Jun–
- Julplanting
- Auggrowing
- Sepgrowing
- Octharvest
- Novharvest
- 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.
Nasarawa
Good drying0 mm · 0 wet days · up to 35°C
Dry week ahead: good conditions to harvest and dry produce.
Benue
Good drying0 mm · 0 wet days · up to 35°C
Dry week ahead: good conditions to harvest and dry produce.
Jigawa
Good drying0 mm · 0 wet days · up to 36°C
Dry week ahead: good conditions to harvest and dry produce.
Kano
Good drying0 mm · 0 wet days · up to 37°C
Dry week ahead: good conditions to harvest and dry produce.
Katsina
Good drying0 mm · 0 wet days · up to 37°C
Dry week ahead: good conditions to harvest and dry produce.
Taraba
Good drying0 mm · 0 wet days · up to 36°C
Dry week ahead: good conditions to harvest and dry produce.
Crop reference
Main producing states
Nasarawa, Benue, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Taraba, Yobe, Gombe
Varieties traded
White, Mixed / brown, NCRIBEN varieties
What buyers grade on
- Purity (99% for export)
- Moisture content
- Oil content
- Free fatty acid
Storage and handling
Clean to high purity; exporters price on purity and oil content.
Risks
| Capsule shattering | Medium | Seed drops out if stalks are left standing too long. |
|---|---|---|
| Export demand | Medium | Prices follow overseas buyers, so they move fast. |
Typical calendar and main producing states from public agronomy references; varies by zone and year.
