The cost of animal feeds could jump by as much as 30 percent this month on rising input prices, producers have warned, citing a thinning supply of maize in the local market despite the government projecting record harvests last crop season.
Manufacturers of animal feeds have protested a 36 percent climb in prices of maize between January and March, claiming it has raised the cost of production by about a third and put them under pressure to pass the extra costs to farmers.
