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Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange reports surge in grain demand
The Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange (ZMX) has recorded a significant surge in demand for grain commodities during the trading week of June 9 to 13, highlighting a dynamic shift in the country's agricultu...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:32hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
SA in record-high grain exports to Zimbabwe
The Port of Durban is currently receiving a shipment of imported white maize, marking the first import of the grain since March 2017 when South Africa was grappling with a severe drought.The A...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 06:44hrs | 660 | by Staff reporter
Above-normal rainfall predicted for March
THE United States Agency for International Development (USAid)'s food security arm, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), has predicted above-normal rainfall for March, a change from th...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt approves US$90 incentive on early grain delivery
THE government has granted the Grain Marketing Board the greenlight to pay farmers an early delivery incentive of US$90 over and above the ZWL$75 000 per every tonne delivered.In its quest to ...Published: 07 Jun 2022 at 23:32hrs | 13 | by Staff Reporter
Mealie-meal, wheat prices jump
THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has reviewed upwards prices of mealie-meal and flour, following the increase of maize and wheat prices.The prices of mealie-meal and flour rece...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
GMB increases Maize price to Millers
The Grain Markerting Board (GMB) has increased Maize prices to millers by 16% Bulawayo24.com has learnt.Sources familiar with the incid...Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 08:12hrs | 6 | by Simbarashe Sithole
GMAZ speaks on Wheat pricing
The Grain Millers Association,in a statement,said,the recently announced producer price of wheat,which will see the commodity selling at ZW$55.517.69 per ...Published: 25 Sep 2021 at 15:29hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole / Tarisai Mudahondo
Bumper harvest to save US$200m
The forecast record maize harvest of 2,8 million tonnes and significant output of other crops such as soyabean, cotton and traditional grains could save the country more than US$200 million, which cou...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chicken products prices to soar
PRICES of chicken products are set to spike in the coming month, as the government is yet to renew a piece of legislation that suspended import duty on fertilised poultry eggs for hatching.Sta...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Stockfeed prices surge 886%
THE cost of procuring raw materials for manufacturing stockfeed rocketed by 886% in 2020 after maize prices rose threefold during the period, according to the stockfeed Manufacturers Association (SMA)...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC-A must act on food security
Zimbabwe has been talking about Minister Sekai Nzenza's crude oil remarks. MDCA National Spokesperson joined the discussion and dragged mealie meal into the conversation on twitter.Fadzayi Mah...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 12:35hrs | 3 | by Nicholas Ncube
High inflation drives cost of living
USAID food security arm, FEWS NET, says the cost of living in rural and urban areas continues to increase mainly driven by high inflation. In FEWS NET's December 2020 report, the food security organis...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 07:43hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to be food insecure by September, says USAid
MOST of the country’s districts will be food insecure by September due to a poor 2018/19 harvests and "escalating" macroeconomic hardships, a food security report by the United States Agency for Int...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 07:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Of market forces and price hikes
Not too long ago, three months ago in fact, fuel in Zimbabwe was cheaper than bottled water and flights from the country were some of the cheapest around. This was thanks to a fixed exchange rate that...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 07:13hrs | | by newZWire
Government urges bakers to defer bread price hike
GOVERNMENT yesterday called on the Bakers' Association of Zimbabwe to reconsider its position to hike the price of bread and allow for consultations to take place first before any increase is effected...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube triggers panic
LONG-suffering Zimbabweans should brace for even tougher economic times ahead, following last week's surprise announcement by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube that the country would have yet another curr...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 10:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zim faces maize output shortfall
Zimbabwe will face a shortfall in maize output in the current 2017/18 season on the back of erratic weather conditions with the hole expected to be plugged by carryover stocks from last season, the Fa...Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 06:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Government to pay $840 million to grain farmers
TREASURY is expected to pay farmers $840,45 million by year end for a record 2,15 million tonnes of grain delivered to the Grain Marketing Board, Finance and Economic Planning Minister Patrick Chinama...Published: 19 Dec 2017 at 10:02hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Maize price slashed to $15 per 50kg
THE government has directed the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) to slash the price of maize from $23 per 50kg bag to $15 to enable the majority of people affected by the El Nino-induced drought this year ...Published: 02 Mar 2016 at 23:23hrs | | by Lloyd Gumbo
Drought triggers sharp rise in maize price
The drought situation has triggered a sharp rise in the prices of maize and small grains in Bulawayo. According to ZBC, some enterprising people are getting maize from Zambia and other co...Published: 19 Feb 2016 at 16:23hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Maize dealers secure foreign markets
ORGANISED black market maize dealers in Manicaland have penetrated the foreign market where they are importing truckloads of grain for sale in drought stressed parts of the province at a cost of $7 pe...Published: 12 Feb 2016 at 13:35hrs | 1 | by Samuel Kadungure
Maize prices up
Maize grain prices have risen marginally since last year with informal traders now charging US$7 for a 20 kg bucket of maize.The increase has been attributed to lower stocks from farmers....Published: 27 Jan 2016 at 17:29hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe's undemocratic dance with private grain
THE Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development, Dr Joseph Made recently announced that in order to mitigate the drought Zimbabwe is faced with, Government is set to import Us$26...Published: 07 Jan 2016 at 05:03hrs | | by Takura Zhangazha
Tsvangirai's speech on the occasion of the MDC-T's 16th anniversary celebrations
Morgan Tsvangirai's speech on the occasion of the MDC's 16th anniversary celebrations in Chivhu,Introduction: A personal tributeToday is a great day as the MDC family gathers here in Chivh...Published: 12 Sep 2015 at 18:52hrs | 1 | by Dr Morgan Richard Tsvangirai
Cereal prices rise as poor harvests take effect
Prices of cereals are starting to go up in some countries in the Southern African region due to low production outlook following a poor rainfall season which resulted in reduced yields, the Food a...Published: 13 May 2015 at 08:34hrs | 1 | by New Ziana
Millers slash white maize price by over 50%
LOCAL grain millers have reportedly slashed the purchase price of white maize by over 50% to as low as $140 per metric tonne.This follows the high influx ...Published: 07 May 2015 at 22:55hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa must break the mould
Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa is a man on a mission, so we are made to believe.He has already met business leaders and appears to strike the right chord with investors after promising to r...Published: 09 Jan 2015 at 12:22hrs | 1 | by Vincent Kahiya
Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe seek reprieve
HARARE - Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has filed an urgent chamber application seeking to temporarily stop government from enforcing its controversial directive that maize be sold at $3...Published: 26 Aug 2014 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Poultry sector underperforming
Harare - Low cash flow circulation has led to the poor performance of the poultry industry which is already suffering from a reduced demand for white meat for the first half of the year, an expert...Published: 20 Jun 2014 at 11:58hrs | 1 | by Portia Sigauke
Govt pegs maize price at US$390 per tonne
The government has pegged the maize producer price for the 201415 marketing season at US$390 per tonne, up from last season's price of US$385.Speaking to ZBC, the Minister of Agriculture, Mec...Published: 22 Apr 2014 at 19:11hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Maize meal 12% price hike looms
ZIMBABWE'S millers have predicted a 12% hike in the price of maize meal after the government arbitrarily re-instated the Grain Marketing Board's (GMB) monopoly on grain procurement and banned private ...Published: 10 Feb 2014 at 07:03hrs | | by Business reporter
Farmers demand new maize producer price
Farmers are demanding a new maize producer price of between US$400 and US$496 per tonne to encourage more farmers to grow the crop and enhance the country's food security. Zimbabwe Farmers' Un...Published: 23 Sep 2013 at 03:37hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Maize price unattractive and below farmers' expectations
THE recently announced GMB buying price of US$378,86 per tonne for the 2013-14 marketing season, up 28 percent from last season's figure of US$265, remains unattractive and below farmers' expectations...Published: 03 Aug 2013 at 02:51hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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