By Mbekezeli Ncube
THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) says it is battling to contain local bread flour prices amid escalating costs on imported wheat.
The rise in international prices has resulted in delays in import deliveries, something that has also been compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Millers import wheat from countries such as Russia, Canada and Germany.
Global wheat prices have leapfrogged from US$415 per tonne before the Covid-19 pandemic to US$450.
GMAZ chairperson, Tafadzwa Musarara confirmed to NewZimbabwe.com in an interview that the rise in wheat prices and the lockdown of most countries due to Covid-19 was seriously affecting wheat imports into Zimbabwe.
2021-01-26 13:36:00 GMT2021-01-26 21:36:00(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
HARARE, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) The COVID-19-induced restrictions that have been imposed by countries around the world are constraining grain imports in Zimbabwe, the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe Chairman Tafadzwa Musarara said Tuesday.
Many countries around the globe have imposed various restrictions to curb the spread of the pandemic, some of which include national lockdowns, travel restrictions and border closures. Primarily, this is affecting our grain importation. For instance, the Botswana government s tough restrictions have made it impossible to transit maize via Botswana. This has consequently resulted in congestion at Beitbridge and slowing down of grain imports, Musarara was quoted as saying by the Herald newspaper.
Xinhua
THE Covid-19-induced restrictions that have been imposed by countries around the world are constraining grain imports in Zimbabwe, the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe chairman Tafadzwa Musarara said Tuesday.
Many countries around the globe have imposed various restrictions to curb the spread of the pandemic, some of which include national lockdowns, travel restrictions and border closures.
“Primarily, this is affecting our grain importation. For instance, the Botswana government’s tough restrictions have made it impossible to transit maize via Botswana. This has consequently resulted in congestion at Beitbridge and slowing down of grain imports,” Musarara was quoted as saying by the state media.
Stockfeeds shortage hits the market
BY Taurai Mangudhla
A SHORTAGE of stockfeeds has hit the market, with poultry farmers going from one supplier to another in search of the major input for their business.
This comes at a time the country is faced with a shortage of maize grain, a major raw material in the production of stockfeeds.
Maize is also used for producing maize meal, the country’s staple. Due to poor supply of the product locally, the price of maize meal went up by almost 10% between November and December 2020.
A survey by this publication showed that major stockfeed suppliers were running low on stocks, with some shops even going for a week without broiler concentrate or layers mash.
By Alois Vinga
MILLERS and retailers’ groups have summoned Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube to a meeting to iron-out the ongoing feud sparked by government’s demand for Value Added Tax (VAT) on rice imports dating back to 2017.
The government directive has since been dismissed by the Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR), which said it showed lack of policy consistency and violates earlier exemptions granted by then finance minister, Patrick Chinamasa three years ago.
Under the new government measures, rice packages of 25kg and below are exempted from tax payment.
However, the millers and retailers maintain no tax can be imposed on a party unless the same is clearly set out in a legislation.