The price of maize grain at Mungwi open market in Northern Province has gone up in less than two weeks.
A survey conducted by the National Agricultural Information services (NAIS) in Mungwi today indicated that a 5 kilogramme tin of maize grain has shot up from K3 500 to K4 500.
A trader interviewed at Mungwi open market attributes the rise to the high prices of fertiliser, farmers claimed accessed from the open market during the 2008/2009 season.
Mr Mwaba said some farmers bought fertiliser at a staggering price in some cases as high as K250 000 per 50 kilogramme bag.
He said the price of maize grain is likely to continue rising in the next few weeks.
Mr Mwaba said previously he was buying maize at K 3 000 from farmers but the price has gone up to K4 500 per 5 kilogramme tin as some farmers await to sell their maize to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA)
ZANIS
Someone is sarbotaging my party MMD here. RB to sort them out. Viva MMD
lack of railway infrastructure
contribute negatively 2 food prices. Zed is wide & landlocked. we need a proper railway system linking farmlands, industrial zones & urban areas
I am not sure the price has gone up unless I am mixed up. Was it not recently announced that a 50Kg bag will be sold at 65pin? Now if 5kg is going at K4,500 it means 50Kg is going at 45pin – 25pin less than the floor price announced by FRA. Or was the 65pin for the Moloshi bag?
why?
Lets stop complaining. Farmers also need to eat. They also have costs which they have to attend to and they also want to make a profit and a good standard of living.
If you think the price is too high, go and start farming. This should be evidence that there is money in farming.
Good Comment Free-Market-Capitalist. Tell these guys to go into something production other than just standing by the road side shouting “Pabwatoo”