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 […]