Commodity Watch

Dry Maize Retail Prices Highest in Malindi

BY Soko Directory Team · March 29, 2016 02:03 pm

Dry maize retail prices were highest in Malindi where a 90kg bag was being sold at Sh. 3600 and lowest in Eldoret and Nakuru where it went at Sh. 2500. 115kg of Green maize on the other hand was being sold at Sh. 4800 in Mombasa and Sh. 1800 in Nakuru. The table below summarizes the prizes of dry and green maize in various towns.

Commodity	Weight (Kg)	Nairobi	Mombasa	Kisumu	Eldoret	Nakuru	Malindi
Dry Maize	90	Sh.3000	Sh.2900	Sh.3200	Sh.2500	Sh.2500	Sh.3600
Green Maize	115	Sh.3600	Sh.4800	Sh.1800	Sh.1440	Sh.1800	Sh.2200

Finger millet and Sorghum on the other hand retailed at Sh.8,100 and Sh.4,050 consecutively in Mombasa for every 90kg bag while wheat was being retailed at Sh.5,000 and Sh.3,600 on Malindi and Nakuru respectively. The following table shows prizes of Finger millet, Sorghum and wheat in various towns:

Commodity	Weight (Kg)	Nairobi	Mombasa	Kisumu	Eldoret	Nakuru	Malindi
Finger Millet	90	Sh.4800	Sh.8100	Sh.7200	Sh.5850	Sh.5400	Sh.6300
Sorghum	90	Sh.3400	Sh.4050	Sh.3400	Sh.4500	Sh.2700	Sh.5400
Wheat	90	Sh.4000	Sh.4800	Sh.3600	Sh.3600	Sh.3600	Sh.5000

Article by Vera Shawiza.

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