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High Maize Prices Persist Due to Limited Supply and Expensive Fuel

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Kenya’s maize prices remain high due to below-average local cereal production in 2022 and reduced imports from Uganda. Expensive fuel further inflates production and transport costs, increasing food prices. This is according to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). April 2023 Sees Significant Price Increase In April 2023, the average price of a …

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Increased transport & permit costs hinder Kenya’s agriculture imports

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As Kenya seeks to increase maize, sugar, and wheat imports to reduce rising costs and tackle food insecurity, rising permit costs and transportation, a dollar shortage, and delayed clearance at border points are reducing the ease of doing business for traders. Tanzania has increased the cost of export permits by 93 per cent. The authorities …

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