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Pre-planting producer price announced in Zimbabwe

Cotton Seed
Published Jan 8, 2023

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Government has set pre-planting producer price for maize, soyabean, sunflower and cotton as the Second Republic seeks to incentivise farmers for ahead of the 2022/23 marketing season.

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Source: Pre-planting producer price announced | Sunday News (Business) Judith Phiri, Business Reporter GOVERNMENT has set pre-planting producer price for maize, soyabean, sunflower and cotton as the Second Republic seeks to incentivise farmers for ahead of the 2022/23 marketing season. The pre-planting producer price for maize and traditional grains was set at US$335 per tonne, while soyabeans and sunflower will fetch US$597,59 and US$687,23 per tonne, respectively. In a statement on pre-planting producer prices for strategic commodities for the 2022/2023 summer season on Wednesday, the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Dr Anxious Masuka said the cotton pre-planting producer price would be pegged per grade quality, which will range from US$0,40 per kg for grade D and US$0,46 for grade A cotton. The announcement was jointly made with the Finance and Economic Development Deputy Minister Mr Clemence Chiduwa. “A viable pre-planting producer price ...
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