Outcry over UAE raw animal feed material exports

Published 2021년 9월 3일

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The Association of Animal Feed Manufacturers (Akefema) in Kenya is expressing concern over a severe shortage of raw materials for animal feed, exacerbated by their export to the Middle East for higher prices. These materials include wheat bran, maize germ, and wheat pollard, which are seeing a sharp decline in local supply and a significant increase in cost. The shortage is further compounded by a sunflower seed cake shortage, as Kenya imports this from Tanzania, and a suspension of soya bean meal and sunflower seed cake exports by Zambia. This has led to a doubling of the cost of soya and a 20% increase in the cost of feed, resulting in a significant rise in the price of feed bags and marsh for poultry. Akefema does not anticipate any improvement in the situation within the next two months.

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Animal feed manufacturers have raised concerns over the export of raw materials to Middle East countries which are offering premium prices, worsening an already existing shortage locally. The Association of Animal Feed Manufacturers (Akefema), an umbrella organisation for feed makers, says it has established that by-products such as wheat bran, maize germ and wheat pollard are being exported to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia. This comes at a time when feed manufacturers are grappling with high cost of these supplements following a sharp decline in supply in the local market, with processors passing on the extra cost to farmers. “We have established that milling by-products are being exported to Saudi Arabia and UAE who are offering particularly lucrative prices, which our processors cannot compete with,” said Martin Kinoti, the Akefema secretary-general. In addition to the wheat and maize by-products, processors also facing a shortage of other key products such as ...

Source: Businessdailyafrica