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Kenyans To Pay More For Ugali As Flour Prices Goes Up By 9 Shillings
By Getrude Mathayo / Published May 19, 2021 | 10:22 am KEY POINTS
Kenyans will have to dig deeper into their pockets to pay more for ugali as the price of flour increased by up to 9 shillings for a two-kilogram packet on the high cost of maize, a move likely to spark a rise in inflation.
Kenyans will have to dig deeper into their pockets to pay more for ugali as the price of flour increased by up to 9 shillings for a two-kilogram packet on the high cost of maize, a move likely to spark a rise in inflation.
Flour price goes up Sh9 driven by expensive maize
Summary
The price of flour has increased by up to Sh9 for a two kilogramme packet on high cost of maize, a move likely to spark a rise in inflation.
Millers are not getting sufficient grain at the market as farmers horde their produce in anticipation of high prices in future, pushing a two kilogramme packet of Jogoo brand to Sh109 from Sh102 last month.
A 90kg bag of maize has now hit Sh3,000 from Sh2,500 a month ago as millers grapple for limited stocks in the market.
Tuesday May 18 2021
By GERALD ANDAE
Maize flour price rises above Sh100 on grain shortage
Summary
The retail price of maize flour has risen above Sh100 for a two-kilo packet as farmers continue to hoard their produce in anticipation of higher prices in future, denying millers the raw material.
The increase corresponds to a hike in cost of maize with a 90 kilogramme bag now selling at Sh2,600 from Sh2,200 previously.
Tuesday April 20 2021
By GERALD ANDAE
Summary
The retail price of maize flour has risen above Sh100 for a two-kilo packet as farmers continue to hoard their produce in anticipation of higher prices in future, denying millers the raw material.
Maize imports from Uganda up five-fold in Jan
Monday March 01 2021
A long queue of trucks seeking to deliver maize at the cereals board in Eldoret. file photo | nmg
By GERALD ANDAE
Summary
Maize imports from Uganda rose five-fold in January compared to a similar period last year as traders and millers rushed to bring in the grain in anticipation of a shortage.
Data from the Ministry of Agriculture indicates the volume of maize brought into the country went up to 523,000 bags during the review period from 101,000 in January 2020, an increase of 418 percent.
The effects of the importation have already been felt in the North Rift where the price of the produce has started coming down on account of increased supply in the market.