Figure 1 East Africa Regional Grain Trade Flow for the Week Ending 4 May 2018
The Week’s Market Analysis
- The price of maize in Nairobi remains Ksh2,500(US$25)/90kg bag, as National Cereal Board continues to buy maize at Ksh2,300($23)/90kg bag in Kitale.
- Tanzania continued to export Dolichos-Njahi, Pigeon peas, and Yellow beans into Kenya.
- There is reduced supply of beans in the Nairobi market as most traders are expecting the new Ugandan harvest to begin trickling into the market in a few weeks.
The Week’s Market Prices for Select Markets
Table 1- Market Prices for Select Markets in the East Africa Region for the Week Ending 4 May 2018, US$1=Ksh100.25
The Week’s Market Opportunities
- Betta Grains continues to receive various request to buy and sell commodities. Below is a table listing some of our clients request to find buyers and sellers. Kindly visit our eDuka page https://www.bettagrains.com/?page_id=1236 for a more up to date list.
Author; Fostina Mani, Betta Grains. Fostina.Mani@bettagrains.com, Twitter: @FostinaMani.
Acknowledgment: The data used for the analysis has been obtained from; IAM, Government of Kenya, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock & Fisheries, Government of Tanzania, Ministry of Trade and Industry, EAGC, RATIN, Farm Gain Uganda, FEWS NET, & Betta Grains.
Disclaimer. Due to unavailable of data on various border points on formal cross-border trade flows and volumes in the public arena. The volumes indicated above are mostly from the informal cross-border data that is available to the public. The purpose of the analysis, is simply to provide an indication of the East Africa Regional Trade flow to SMEs, Smallholder Farmers, and Other Stakeholders in a manner and language that is applicable, simple, and makes sense. Those desiring to obtain actual trade volumes are advised to contact various internationally funded government projects that have been mandated to provide the regional trade data for public good.
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