Market News Maize imports from Uganda up five-fold in JanA long queue of trucks seeking to deliver maize at the cereals board in Eldoret. file photo | nmgBy GERALD ANDAEMore by this Author Summary Maize imports from Uganda rose five-fold in January compared to a similar period last year as traders and millers rushed to bring in the grain in anticipation of a shortage. Maize imports from Uganda rose five-fold in January compared to a similar period last year as traders and millers rushed to bring in the grain in anticipation of a shortage. Uganda has been harvesting maize since last month and Kenya serves as a major market for its grain in the region, with most of the produce brought in by millers. In Trans-Nzoia and Uasin Gishu, traders have flooded the region with imports from Uganda, a move that already taking a toll on local farmers.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 28, 2021 21:00 UTC