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.