Commodities – Wheat prices likely to have a 15 to 20 percent rise to import parity over the coming weeks
PRICE DRIVERS Maize • The maize price has crashed to ZMW 3,550 from ZMW 3,800 at the end of the year. • The fall in price is due to anticipation of the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) releasing maize onto the market in the coming weeks. • Additionally, most maize millers […]
Commodities Report – Wheat supply and demand remains unchanged
PRICE DRIVERS Maize • Maize opened at between ZMW 3,470 and ZMW 3,600 a tonne. • The gate prices for maize aren’t indicative of the actual prices that maize processors are paying. • Most small-scale traders can negotiate higher prices at delivery. • Some buyers have indicated that they plan […]
Commodities Report – Producers of texturised soya beans paying the most for the crop
PRICE DRIVERS Maize • The maize supply and demand dynamics remain unchanged with gate prices ranging between ZMW 3,470 and ZMW 3,600 per tonne. • The gate prices for maize aren’t indicative of the actual prices that maize processors are paying. • Maize planting in the Northern and Eastern provinces […]
Commodities – Markets
PRICE DRIVERS Maize • Maize price closed at ZMW 2,650 a tonne. • We expect prices to slowly start to rise over the rest of the grain marketing season with price volatility being driven by changes in government policy, the impact of the coronavirus and macro-economic factors. • Supply of […]