Maize, wheat imports arrive at port of Kenya in race to avert crisis

Published 2023년 4월 6일

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A ship, the Stellina, has docked at Mombasa port carrying 21,455 metric tonnes of white maize from Mozambique, as part of efforts to address a cereal shortage in Kenya. The port also received 22,820 metric tonnes of sorghum from the US and 27,998 metric tonnes of wheat from Canada. The government is allowing the private sector to import 10 million bags of maize in the next six months to help lower flour prices, which are at an all-time high due to the shortage. Kenya has also been importing large quantities of wheat due to a supply disruption caused by the conflict in Ukraine and Russia.

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A ship carrying consignments of white maize, sorghum and wheat docked at the Mombasa port on Wednesday as importers started shipping in the produce to ease a shortage of the cereals and avert a food crisis. A manifest from the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) indicates that the Stellina ship docked at the port on Wednesday with 21,455 metric tonnes of white maize from Mozambique. The KPA manifest also shows that 22,820 metric tonnes of sorghum arrived on Wednesday on a Giorgos Confidence Ship from the US. Read: Why Kenya's maize import plan is facing headwinds Kenya also received 27,998 metric tonnes of wheat at the Mombasa port from Canada on a vessel known as Ability. The KPA said the three commodities all docked on Wednesday evening but could not give the details of who is importing them, saying it would be overstepping its mandate. “We will check for you (the details to do with the importers) once the manifest is confirmed through customs. This will take time,” said the KPA ...

Source: Businessdailyafrica