The Millers Association of Zambia, MAZ, has described as unjustified the increase in mealie meal prices by some traders.
MAZ vice Chairperson, Peter Cottan, told ZANIS in an interview that some traders have taken advantage of recent speculations that indicated that the country does not have enough maize, to increase the price of mealie meal.
He said it was too early for people to speculate on the available quantity of grain because the harvest season has just ended.
He noted that millers are facing with a challenge of buying maize for the production of mealie meal as some farmers are not willing to put their produce on the market.
He explained that this has also led the market to experience low supply of maize while the demand for mealie meal has increased.
He has, however, advised all farmers in the country to sell their maize at the recommended flow price to help resolve the problem.
In Lusaka a 25 KG bag of Breakfast mealie meal is selling at between K50, 000 and K53, 000 while the same quantity of roller meal is selling at between K45, 000 and K48, 000.
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Icongo bane. Whether you oppose or not nikatiya! Yalilila pa Zed.
Hands off mealie meal or else civil war shall break out in Zambia, says Gunyu, the poor people’s Governor.
I know the gvt makes money from Mealie meal tax but as long as the money doesnt go to the farmers this is going to be a problem all the time.GVT should empower farmers and their products then prices of mealie meal will come down.As for now most zambians cant do without nsima and the same goes for me.