Kenya wants share of maize imports from region raised

게시됨 2022년 7월 8일

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Kenya is engaging Zambia, Tanzania, and Uganda in discussions to ensure the supply of maize to Kenya, in an effort to reduce the surge in maize flour prices, ease inflation, and protect household budgets. This comes in the wake of crop failure and a shift in Ugandan maize exports to South Sudan, leading to a significant increase in flour prices and inflation in Kenya. The government also plans to address logistical challenges in transporting produce from neighboring countries, as regional countries compete for limited white maize stocks following supply disruptions from Ukraine and Russia.

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Kenya is seeking to limit Zambia, Tanzania and Uganda from exporting maize to other countries at its expense in fresh efforts to curb the surge in maize flour prices, ease inflation and the squeeze on household budgets. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya says the country has opened talks with the three countries to guarantee Kenya a share of the maize export to plug the shortfall in supplies. Crop failure due to poor weather and a shift in the movement of Uganda maize to South Sudan have seen flour prices rocket to a record high of Sh210 for a two-kilo packet, up from Sh120 at the start of the year. This has triggered a rally in inflation to a 58-month high of 7.9 percent and forced families to skip meals and cut orders for other items like airtime and beer. Now, Kenya is seeking a solution from neighbouring countries to boost supply ahead of the harvest season that starts in October. ALSO READ: Maize flour to remain costly on expensive imports “We are now talking to these ...

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