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Sorghum Scarcity Pushes Market Price High

BY Soko Directory Team · May 31, 2016 10:05 am

Sorghum is a traditional crop that was replaced by maize thus the new generation has not fully embraced it. It is a bit scarce in the country since not so many farmers engage themselves in planting this crop, a reason for its high prices in most towns. Imenti town, in Meru the cereal is currently being retailed at Sh.8,100 per every 90Kg bag, which is highest as compared to Nakuru, where the same quantity is being sold at Sh.4,900. A 90Kg of dry maize retailed at Sh.3,200 in Nakuru, Sh.2,700 in Kitui and Sh. 2,600 in Nairobi, Mombasa and Eldoret respectively.

Commodity Weight(Kg) Nairobi Mombasa Kisumu Nakuru Eldoret Kitui Imenti Kitale
Dry Maize 90 2600 2600 3200 2300 2600 2700 2100 2400
Green Maize 115 2200 6000 2400 1800 1080 1800 1900 2500
Finger Millet 90 7200 6300 7200 4900 7200 7200 8100 5000
Sorghum 90 3600 2700 3200 2700 4950 4500 4500 3600

 

On the other hand, the market price for Dolichos (Njahi) is still high as a 90KG bag is currently being sold at Sh.14,400 in Imenti and Sh.13,900 in Mombasa. The following table summarizes the market price for legumes in different towns in the country.  

Commodity Weight(Kg) Nairobi Mombasa Kisumu Nakuru Eldoret Kitui Imenti Kitale
Canadian beans 90 6000 8000 5500 8100 4800
Rosecoco Beans 90 5900 6200 8000 8000 8100 6200 4800
Mwitemania Beans 90 5800 5000 4800 9000 5400 4800 4500
Green Gram 90 9700 9000 10000 7800 10800 13500 8100 12600
Fresh Peas 51 4100 5500 2500 4800 1530 7500 4080 4000
Ground Nuts 110 14000 13200 10400 12100 11250 17600 9900 13750
DolichosNjahi 90 13500 13900 10800 8100 13500 14400 10800

Article by Vera Shawiza.

 

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