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Maize Retailing Highest in Kisumu and Lowest in Kitale.

BY Soko Directory Team · August 16, 2017 10:08 am

A 90-kilogram bag of dry maize was retailing highest in Kisumu at 4,800 shillings and lowest in Kitale at 2,400 shillings.

Finger millet, on the other hand, was being sold as follows for a 90-kilogram bag: 9,600 shillings in Kisumu, 9,000 shillings in Mombasa, 8,100 shillings in Eldoret, 7,800 shillings in Kitui, 7,500 shillings in Nairobi, 7,200 shillings in Kitale and 7,000 shillings in Nakuru.

Sorghum was also in the market as shown in the table below:

CommodityWeight(kg)NairobiMombasaKisumuNakuruEldoretKitaleKitui
Dry Maize903700350048003200450024003600
Green Maize1152250600024001500120010002500
Finger Millet907500900096007000810072007800
Sorghum905200315048005000630054006900

 

Different types of beans were being sold including Rosecoco beans and Canadian beans.

A 90-kilogram bag of Rosecoco beans was being sold as follows: 10,800 shillings in Eldoret, 7,200 shillings in Nairobi and Mombasa, 6,900 shillings in Kitui, 6,800 shillings in Mombasa, 5,500 shillings in Nakuru and 4,200 shillings in Kitale.

A 110-kilogram bag of groundnuts was being retailed as follows: 17,000 shillings in Kitui, 14,300 shillings in Kitale, 12,000 shillings in Kisumu, 11990 shillings in Mombasa, 11,250 shillings in Eldoret, 11,000 shillings in Nakuru and 10,500 shillings in Nairobi.

Here is a summary of different commodities in the market across different towns in Kenya:

CommodityWeight(kg)NairobiMombasaKisumuNakuruEldoretKitaleKitui
Rosecoco Beans9072006800720055001080042006900
Canadian Beans9072008800500045008900
Njahi90900081009000135001080011700
Greengram90770063008800760011700126009000
Cowpeas908200675088008100765080008900
Fresh Peas512600300025002500204020004800
Groundnuts11010500119901200011000112501430017600

 

 

 

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