Maize
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Maize prices in Kenya to trend high in MY2023/24 despite production rising to 3.2M tonnes: USDA
KENYA – Kenya’s wheat and corn production is expected to increase in 2023/24 market year as farmers respond to high crop prices by planting more,…
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High international maize prices shatter hope for cheaper maize meal for Kenyan consumers
KENYA- Kenyan maize meal consumers may have to diversify to other starch sources as traders fail to secure maize imports from the overseas market on…
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Tanzania’s Cereal Produce Board to recruit more private buyers in a bid to enhance crop uptake from farmers
TANZANIA – Tanzania’s Cereal Produce Board (CPB) Zonal Office has embarked on a drive to recruit private buyers at the grassroots level in a bid…
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Maize retail prices in Malawi increase by 24% owing to an acute shortage
MALAWI – Maize retail prices in Malawi hit a record high in the period between January and February 2023 underpinned by low production and acute…
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Fall army warms wreak havoc in Uganda, destroying 524,000 hectares of maize crop
UGANDA – Fall army warms (Spodoptera frugiperda) have descended on farmlands in Uganda destroying 2,024.02 square miles (524,000 hectares) in Nakaseke District, Uganda, Business Focus…