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I Want To Buy Yam In Large Quantity

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page 0 · 32 posts · 13 participants · buyer_request

This thread is a buyer request where a user seeks to purchase yams in bulk for resale, sparking a discussion on logistics, pricing, and business models. Multiple sellers and intermediaries respond with location details, transport costs, and advice on market entry, while one user warns of fraud risks in the supply chain.

Pain points: transport_costprice_crashdefrauded
Prices: yam: NGN8000.0 (Benue State)yam: NGN12000.0 (Benue State)yam: NGN18000.0 (Benue State)yam transport: NGN2500.0 (Benue State to Lagos Mile 12)yam transport: NGN2500.0 (Benue State to Ogun State)
Credibility signals: Location disclosureExperience sharingBusiness model explanation
“I want buy tubers of yam in large quantity. I buy to resell.”
“The truth is you will hardly find anyone who will carry yams and come to deliver it to you before you pay.”
“Now buyers send money and I buy for them. Or better still we do it 50/50 you send 50% of agreed price while balance on delivery.”
page 1 · 32 posts · 19 participants · buyer_request

This thread originated as a buyer request for large quantities of yam but evolved into a mixed discussion where multiple users posted conflicting price lists and transport costs. While the original poster sought suppliers, the page quickly became a forum for traders to advertise their specific prices (per kwarai or per 100 tubers) and locations (Benue, Niger, Lagos), with some users attempting to facilitate direct connections between buyers and sellers in the north and south.

Pain points: transport_costno_buyers
Prices: yam: NGN20000.0 (Niger State)yam: NGN3500.0 (Transport to Lagos)yam: NGN35000.0 (Lagos (Mile 12))yam: NGN60000.0 (Lagos (Mile 12))yam: NGN110000.0 (Lagos (Mile 12))
Credibility signals: classicTutor mentions being a 'corps member passing out' and helping buyers send stock downwasuka14 claims 'It's my mum biz' and invites people to 'market survey' at Mile 12HomeTutor1 specifies origin (Niger State) and transport costs clearlyRealwvn acts as an intermediary to share a contact number for a friend's yam stock
“You can't believe very big tubers of paper yam goes for N38k per kwarai here in the market.”
“if you are not buying like half or full lorry, don't go to Benue or Niger. because d expenses will chop all ur profit.”
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“Lagos state is the jack of all business. Most people are selling it at mile 12 with more profit.”
page 2 · 31 posts · 24 participants · buyer_request

This thread is a high-traffic buyer request for yams in large quantities that evolved into a mixed discussion of logistics, pricing, and opportunistic selling. While the original intent was to find sellers, the page features detailed breakdowns of transport costs, profit margins, and specific locations like Saki and Benue, alongside numerous phone numbers from individuals trying to sell yams or seeds.

Pain points: transport_costprice_crash
Prices: yam tubers: NGN50000.0 (Benue State)yam tubers: NGN1000.0 (Market)yam tubers: NGN4000.0 (Transport (100 tubers))yam tubers: NGN1000.0 (Market)yam tubers: NGN300.0 (Transport (100 tubers))yam tubers: NGN250.0 (Transport (100 tubers))yam tubers: NGN15000.0 (Profit per 100 tubers)motor transport: NGN1600.0 (Sango to Saki)
Credibility signals: citing specific farm locations (Benue, Niger, Saki)providing detailed cost breakdowns for logisticssharing harvest volumes (3000 tubers, 3200 tubers)stating future planting plans
“With 500k you can get you can get 600 tubers of yams at 50k for 100 pieces each which makes it 300k.”
“I need supply of yam in Ado Odu ota , ogun state. If you can supply call me 08062701379”
“Please the price been mention here for a kwarai is scary. I mean too low.”
page 3 · 32 posts · 20 participants · buyer_request

This page is a long-running thread initiated by a buyer seeking large quantities of yams, which evolved into a marketplace where multiple sellers posted prices and contact details. While the original intent was a request for supply, the thread became dominated by individual advertisements for yams and other agricultural products like crayfish and land preparation services. The discussion highlights significant price volatility and negotiation, with buyers questioning the high cost of tubers and asking for bulk discounts.

Pain points: feed_too_expensivetransport_cost
Prices: yam tubers: NGN50000.0 (Ekiti)yam tubers: NGN30000.0 (Bulk)yam tubers: NGN3000.0 (Benue)yam tubers: NGN5000.0 (Benue)yam tubers: NGN6000.0 (Benue)yam tubers: NGN10000.0 (Benue)yam tubers: NGN25000.0 (Benue)yam tubers: NGN30000.0 (Benue)yam tubers: NGN40000.0 (Benue)yam tubers: NGN50000.0 (Benue)yam tubers: NGN3000.0 (Benue)yam tubers: NGN5000.0 (Benue)yam tubers: NGN10000.0 (Benue)yam tubers: NGN15000.0 (Benue)yam tubers: NGN20000.0 (Benue)nembe crayfish: NGN50000.0 (Port Harcourt/Lagos)nembe crayfish: NGN25000.0 (Port Harcourt/Lagos)
Credibility signals: explicit_locationphone_number
“This is too expensive. 500naira for a tuber even tho somebody wants to buy in bulk. At least 300 is OK when it is in bulk.”
“Anyone with useful information as to how much it will cost me to transport yams per hand to mile 12 from shaki, Oyo state”
page 4 · 5 posts · 4 participants · buyer_request

This thread originated as a buyer's request for yams in large quantities, evolving into a mix of educational clarification about market units ('Kwarai') and direct sales pitches. While the initial intent was to source produce, the page ultimately functions as a marketplace where sellers advertise stock and attempt to coordinate contact with the buyer, rather than a collaborative group effort.

Prices: yam: pieces100.0 (market)yam: pieces50.0 (market)yam: tubes1000.0 (Lagos)
Credibility signals: post_id=113522168: defines a specific market term 'Kwarai' indicating local knowledgepost_id=133925050: specifies exact stock quantity (1000 tubes), location (Lagos), and provides two distinct contact numbers
“A Kwarai of yam means:100 Tuber's of yam put together.”
“I have 1000 tubes of benue yam here in Lagos for sales… we also deliver in any location but transport will be on you…”