Prices of maize jump on high demand, importation delays

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Maize in sacks near Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Eldoret town, Uasin Gishu County after drying. FILE PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NMG

The prices of maize have shot up sharply on the back of delays in importation and competition for limited supply between millers and the humanitarian agencies for the little available stocks.

The price of a 90-kilo bag of maize has increased to Sh5,000 after it had dropped to a low of Sh4,400 last week as farmers rushed to sell their produce ahead of imports that were meant to start on Monday.

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