A 45-kg sack of Agadez onions sold for 34,000 FCFA (€51.8) on Niamey's wholesale markets in early November, against 15,000 FCFA (€22.9) a year earlier, the national network of chambers of agriculture RECA said, as reported by state news agency ANP on November 5. A 47-kg sack of Nigerian onions sold for 30,000 FCFA (€45.7), as did newly arrived Algerian onions. RECA attributed the rise to late sowing in Agadez.
Analysis: Agadez onions cost 127% more than a year earlier, by our calculation, and RECA says prices have climbed since early September while supply stays thin. Retailers pay more too: a trader who buys at Niamey's Dolé market pays 33,000 FCFA (€50.3) for a 50-kg sack, state daily Le Sahel reported, citing prices on November 3. Onions are also an export crop: recorded exports more than doubled to 28,981 metric tons in the first quarter, statistics agency INS data show. The delayed Agadez harvest should decide when prices ease. No date has been set.
Source: ANP (state news agency), ANP (Agence Nigérienne de Presse), Abdourahamane Salifou, November 5, 2026, citing RECA, Early November 2026 and Early November 2025; Office National d'Édition et de Presse (state daily), Le Sahel (ONEP), 'Panier de la ménagère: fluctuation des prix de certains légumes au Petit Marché de Niamey', November 6, 2026, November 3, 2026; Institut National de la Statistique (INS) du Niger, INS Niger, Bulletin des statistiques du commerce extérieur, 1er trimestre 2026 (N°02, mai 2026), Q1 2026