By GERALD ANDAEMore by this AuthorMillers will secure maize in three tranches as the government moves to release three million bags to ease the shortage as a two-kilo packet of flour hit Sh121 from Sh85 in February. National and Cereals Board (NCPB) said it would release the grain in tranches to enable the government to monitor flour prices in the market. Large-scale millers under the umbrella of Cereal Millers Association will get 1.1 million bags while their small-scale counterparts under United Millers Association will receive 674,000 bags with rest getting the balance. The State is releasing maize at Sh2,300 for a bag against the current market price of Sh4,300. Animal feed manufacturers will get 300,000 bags of maize from the Strategic Food Reserve to ease the current shortage and lower the cost of feeds.

Source: Daily Nation May 12, 2019 18:56 UTC