Mealie Meal Prices To Drop

The new Government has lowered the mealie meal prices. Government has allowed millers to buy maize from Food Reserve Agency (FRA).Exporting of maize has been allowed on condition that the cost of the staple food reduces.The local market Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) president Andrew Chintala. Has said millers have been allowed to export more mealie meal from the 450,000 metric tonnes (mt) of maize. The agency bought from farmers after meeting its
target.FRA targeted to buy 500,000mt during the 2021/2022 crop marketing season.The country recorded a bumper to bumper harvest of over 3.3 million. The Government directed the agency to buy an extra 450,000 metric tonnes worth K1.6 billion. In order to prevent it from going to waste. Further more Government allowed millers to export 1.2 million metric tonnes of maize which they had bought from farmers. following the reduced demand for
mealie meal in Zambia.The country needs 120,000 metric tonnes per month for consumption.This will be in check at Pick n Pay supermarket at Levy Business Park found were a 25 kilogramme bag of breakfast mealie meal selling between K133 and K151. The same quantity of roller meal is pegged at K106. At Shoprite Manda Hill. A 25kg bag of breakfast mealie meal was pegged at K135. Kabwata and Kamwala markets a 25kg bag of breakfast mealie meal was selling between K165 and K170. In an interview yesterday , Mr Chintala said millers exported 135,000mt of mealie meal from the 150,000mt. After a dramatic raise of maize meal I the previous months. Lots of Zambians were struggling to buy a 25kg bag of maize meal. Thanks to the new government for the new price of a 25kg meal. Citizens are expecting more reduction of maize meal in the later years.
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