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Mealie Meal prices still high in Lundazi

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The prices of Mealie meal in chadiza is still high despite the decision by milling companies to reduce the price of the commodity.

A survey carried out by ZANIS at chadiza trading center revealed that mealie meal prices have in some cases gone up by between K2000 to K5000.

A 25kg bag of National milling maize meal which was previously at K63000 is now at K65000 while a 10kg bag of the same Mealie meal brand is selling at K35000 from K30000 price.

However Family choice brand milled by GBM milling is selling at K62 000 for 25 kg bag while a 10kg bag is not in stock.

The survey further revealed a shortage of national milling Mealie meal as only one shop had the brand in stock.

Some trader’s spoken to attribute the shortage of Mealie meal to the non availability of the commodity at the company’s agents in Chipata.

Milling companies recently reduced prices of Mealie meal following government’s decision to subsidies maize bought from the food reserve agency by millers.

ZANIS/HH/MKM/ENDS

16 COMMENTS

  1. #7.

    This is LT. Expect anything.:d

    Copy and paste. Sometimes you wonder who runs LT.:-?

    Get used to it Lusaka.=))=))=))=))=))=))=))=))=))=))=))

    Next you will see Updated on the bottom.

  2. #9. Bruder L 😮

    Man I am planning on writing you an e-mail now actually. Been looking at that post were you left your ad. for Matworld.

    I am surprised. Whats going on today kanshi? Nauntinya wee!

  3. Does the author know the geograph for Zambia. Its confusing Lundazi or Chadiza. I guess it could be Chadiza.I hope the commodity is not finding its way into neighbouring Malawi or Mozambique.

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