Maize Meal Prices To Rise
Monday, December 11, 2017
The association said although consumers will have access to maize meal on shelves, the price of maize meal will rise over the period December 2017 to February 2018.
According to the association chairperson, Nkosi Mwaba, this is a result of local millers being forced to take-up local maize crop at a price higher than the current landed maize prices derived from SAFEX [South African Futures Exchange].
According to both the acting director of Veterinary Services, Kobedi Segale and acting Lands and Agriculture minister, Edwin Dikoloti, the virus currently raging through the North-East mostly likely first entered the country during the festive season.From the “unprecedented” number of cases picked in testing last week, it is likely that cattle and other livestock could have been infected last year, without being reported.Animal health...