Maize: Zambia, Malawi and Uganda continues to look at exporting maize into Kenya. Unfortunately, the Government seems to be the only buyer, as most millers and traders are shying away from buying maize from individual suppliers, because of government price control. An interesting observation is the price of maize in … Continue reading
Maize meal continued to be a big topic of discussion in June 2017, and towards the end of the month Nairobi, started experiencing shortages of rice, a probable indication, that Kenyans were unwillingly consuming more rice than maize meal. In June 2017, Kenya was the Leading Net Importer (66,312MT), a 324% … Continue reading
Maize (7,892MT) was the highest traded commodity in the week ending 7th July 2017, a decrease from the previous week (9,606MT). The flow was mostly Uganda to Kenya, Uganda exported to Kenya (6,790MT), to Rwanda (350MT), and to Tanzania (40MT). There was no maize exports from Uganda to DRC. Tanzania … Continue reading
Maize (9,606MT) was the highest traded commodity in the week ending 30th June 2017, down from the previous week (11,013MT). The flow was mostly from Uganda to Kenya, Uganda exported to Kenya (9,099MT) and to Rwanda (235MT). Tanzania exported maize (94MT), consisting of exports to Kenya (44MT), and to Uganda … Continue reading