Dry Maize Retailing Highest in Kisumu and Lowest in Nakuru
Soko Directory Team
A 90-kilogram bag of dry maize was retailing at an average of 4,071 shillings across the country with the highest market price being 4,800 shillings in Kisumu and the lowest price being 3,200 shillings in Nakuru.
A 90-kilogram bag of finger millet on the other hand was being sold as follows: 9,600 shillings in Kisumu, 9000 shillings in Mombasa, 8,100 shillings in Nairobi, Eldoret and Kitale respectively and 7,000 shillings in Nakuru.
Sorghum was being retailed at an average market price of 5,158 shillings for a 90-kilogram bag. The table below gives a summary of the same:
Commodity
Weight(kg)
Nairobi
Mombasa
Kisumu
Nakuru
Eldoret
Kitale
Average
Dry Maize
90
4200
4300
4800
3200
4300
4500
4071
Green Maize
115
2000
4600
2000
1500
1600
1000
2117
Finger Millet
90
8100
9000
9600
7000
8100
8100
8157
Sorghum
90
5400
4050
4800
5000
6300
5400
5158
A 90-kilogram bag of Rosecoco beans was being sold as follows in selected towns across the country: 10,800 shillings in Eldoret, 7,650 shillings in Nairobi, 7,200 shillings in Kisumu, 6,500 shillings in Mombasa, 5,500 shillings in Nakuru and 4,500 shillings in Kitale.
A 90 kilogram of Njahi was being sold at an average market price of 10,350 shillings.
The prices for groundnuts on the other hand were on the high as they were as follows for a 110-kilogram bag: 14,300 shillings inKitale, 12,100 shillings in Nairobi, 12,000 shillings in Kisumu, 11,770 shillings in Mombasa, 11,250 shillings in Eldoret and 11,000 shillings in Nakuru.
Here is a summary of the same on other commodities in the market: