Commodities Maize prices rise after tightening of import conditionsA customer buys maize from Uganda at a market near the Busia border. A 90kg bag is now selling at between Sh2,500 to Sh2,800 from Sh2,220 previously at the farm gate with millers expecting the prices to rise further in coming days. Maize prices have started rising following a fall in imports from Uganda after the government imposed stricter measures to curb cases of cancer-causing aflatoxin on grain. “We have low supplies and prices are going up, now trending towards Sh2,800 (90 kilo bag),” said one of the millers. Traders importing maize from Uganda will be required to also have certificate of origin before they get clearance at the border points.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 23, 2021 21:00 UTC