Kenyan traders exporting maize as flour disappears

Maize after harvest in Uasin Gishu last year. FILE PHOTO | NMG

At least 15 metric tonnes or 183 sacks of white maize have been exported by Kenyan traders in the first week of June alone, raising queries over official surveillance as flour disappears from the retail shelves.

Data compiled by Regional Agricultural Trade Intelligence Network (RATIN) shows Kenyan traders have shipped their grains through the Isebania border, attracted by higher retail prices averaging Sh5,538 per sack.

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