Zim bans export of food

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HARARE: Zimbabwe's Minister of Industry and International Trade, Obert Mpofu, told journalists here over the weekend that the government has banned exports of all basic food commodities with immediate effect.

Mpofu said although Zimbabwe has an obligation to meet certain regional export commitments, the domestic market came first and that his ministry was in the process of officially notifying governments in the region.

"We have trade protocols with our neighbours," he said, "but we are in the process of informing them that we are cutting exports. It does not help to export products that are not available in the country."

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