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Maize prices rise 83% on the back of armyworm invasion

The continued devastation by armyworms of the nation’s maize crop, a key input in many manufacturing companies and the poultry industry, has pushed maize prices to a one year high, say farmers. According to Novus Agro, an agro commodity price tracker, a metric ton of maize now sells for N183,130 in Lagos, as against N100,000…