Kano residents buy camels for Sallah sacrifice as prices for rams and cows soar
Camel sellers in Kano state smile home or maybe banks with millions of naira as locals rush to buy camels as prices for rams, which are the common livestock killed during the Sallah holidays, have skyrocketed beyond what many locals can afford.
At the Kofar Na'isa cattle market in the metropolis on Friday, PREMIUM TIMES noticed that camel sellers were doing a good business and dominating the outlets hitherto used by local cow and ram sellers. previous years.
At one of the stalls still selling rams, Idris Illiyasu, a ram trader from Sokoto, complained about the low sale. He explained that soaring ram prices were the reason he was struggling to find customers.
Mr. Illiyasu said prices for rams range from 40,000 to 105,000 naira. He said rams selling for 105,000 naira were sold for 90,000 naira last year.
Idris Illiyasu, a ram trader. “The rams selling for 50,000 naira now were sold for 35,000 naira last year,” Mr Illiyasu said.
"The surprising thing about this year's ram market is that there is no panic buying as the celebration of Sallah approaches, unlike in previous years.
“As Sallah approaches, ram prices remain higher as buyers dwindle,” Illiyasu said.
"I'm a ram trader, I've been coming to Kano for over a decade, but this is the year I've witnessed such a high cost of rams in all the years that I worked in the company,” Mr. Illiyasu added.
Muslims all over the world use rams to celebrate the Eid-el Kabir festival because they attract the greatest reward compared to other farm animals.
It is recommended to use a ram for the sacrifice provided one can afford it, the next in the reward is a cow.
Islam also recommends animals like sheep, goat and goat which are comparatively cheaper than ram, cow and camel.
A survey of the Kano livestock market suggests that cow prices have also skyrocketed.
Even when groups of people contribute to the purchase of cows, the cost still places enormous financial pressure on them.
Halliru Diso, a cow trader at the Kofar Na'isa cattle market, also complained about the rising cost of cattle.
He said the cows are sold between 250,000 and 1 million naira.
Camel sellers in Kano state smile home or maybe banks with millions of naira as locals rush to buy camels as prices for rams, which are the common livestock killed during the Sallah holidays, have skyrocketed beyond what many locals can afford.
At the Kofar Na'isa cattle market in the metropolis on Friday, PREMIUM TIMES noticed that camel sellers were doing a good business and dominating the outlets hitherto used by local cow and ram sellers. previous years.
At one of the stalls still selling rams, Idris Illiyasu, a ram trader from Sokoto, complained about the low sale. He explained that soaring ram prices were the reason he was struggling to find customers.
Mr. Illiyasu said prices for rams range from 40,000 to 105,000 naira. He said rams selling for 105,000 naira were sold for 90,000 naira last year.
Idris Illiyasu, a ram trader. “The rams selling for 50,000 naira now were sold for 35,000 naira last year,” Mr Illiyasu said.
"The surprising thing about this year's ram market is that there is no panic buying as the celebration of Sallah approaches, unlike in previous years.
“As Sallah approaches, ram prices remain higher as buyers dwindle,” Illiyasu said.
"I'm a ram trader, I've been coming to Kano for over a decade, but this is the year I've witnessed such a high cost of rams in all the years that I worked in the company,” Mr. Illiyasu added.
Muslims all over the world use rams to celebrate the Eid-el Kabir festival because they attract the greatest reward compared to other farm animals.
It is recommended to use a ram for the sacrifice provided one can afford it, the next in the reward is a cow.
Islam also recommends animals like sheep, goat and goat which are comparatively cheaper than ram, cow and camel.
A survey of the Kano livestock market suggests that cow prices have also skyrocketed.
Even when groups of people contribute to the purchase of cows, the cost still places enormous financial pressure on them.
Halliru Diso, a cow trader at the Kofar Na'isa cattle market, also complained about the rising cost of cattle.
He said the cows are sold between 250,000 and 1 million naira.
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