The Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has finally commenced the purchasing of maize and paddy rice from local farmers.
This is despite the current crop marketing season having started on 1st May.
FRA Marketing Information Coordinator, Joseph Mulambu says the delay is due to the crop’s moisture content.
Mr. Mulambu has explained that the crop can be bought when the moisture content is at the recommended 12.5 percent.
Meanwhile, the FRA has to date sold 536,453 metric tonnes of maize valued at over 89.7 million dollars, of which 316,197 tonnes were exports valued at 52.8 million dollars.
Mr. Mulambu says the FRA maize market included Zimbabwe, Congo D.R and other countries in the SADC and COMESA regions.
[ MUVI ]
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Where are When? No specific details, No nothing….Jokes!
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whats the floor price
You have not yet started but when the moisture content is<12.5% what is floor price and when are you going to pay the farmers after collecting their crop?