Dry Maize Retailing Highest in Kisumu and Lowest in Kitale
Soko Directory Team
A 90-kilogram bag of dry maize was retailing at an average market price of 3,700 shillings across the country with the highest price being 4,800 shillings in Kisumu and the lowest was 2,500 shillings in Kitale.
A 90-kilogram bag of finger millet on the other hand was being sold as follows in selected towns across the country: 9,600 shillings in Kisumu, 9,000 shillings in Mombasa, 8,100 shillings in Eldoret, 7,500 shillings in Nairobi, 7,200 shillings in Kitale and 7,000 shillings in Nakuru.
Here is a summary of the same:
Commodity
Weight(kg)
Nairobi
Mombasa
Kisumu
Nakuru
Eldoret
Kitale
Average
Dry Maize
90
3700
3500
4800
3200
4500
2500
3700
Green Maize
115
2400
6000
2000
1500
1200
1000
2350
Finger Millet
90
7500
9000
9600
7000
8100
7200
8067
Sorghum
90
5100
3150
4800
5000
6300
5400
4950
A 90-kilogram bag of rosecoco beans was being sold as follows: 10,800 shillings in Eldoret, 7,650 shillings in Nairobi, 7,200 shillings in Kisumu, 6,800 shillings in Mombasa, 5,500 shillings in Nakuru and 4,200 shillings in Kitale.
A 110-kilogram bag of groundnuts on the other hand was being sold at an average market price of 11,757 shillings with different town having the following market prices: 14,300 shillings in Kitale, 12,000 shillings in Kisumu, 11,990 shillings in Mombasa, 11,250 shillings in Eldoret, 11,000 shillings in Nakuru and 10,000 shillings in Nairobi.
The table below gives a summary of different other cereals that were available in the market: