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Farmers lament poor maize prices amid bumper harvest

Maize

Farmers pack dry maize into bags in Nakuru County on September 23, 2024. 

Photo credit: Boniface Mwangi | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  •  A spot check by Nation. Africa found that farmers are selling maize at between Sh2,200 and Sh2,700 for a 90kg bag.
  • Prices are likely to drop further following the arrival of cheap grain from East African Community member states.

Farmers in North Rift are stuck with maize that cannot fetch better prices, while others are selling at throwaway prices despite a bumper harvest.

Nation. Africa has established that farmers are holding stocks worth millions of shillings as prices have plummeted to Sh2,200 per 90kg bag.