Traders import Maize from Uganda as prices shoot up

Farmers load maize seeds onto a maize planter at Kaprobu area in Uasin Gishu County. The delayed rains has led to losses to farmers. [Kevin Tunoi/Standard]

The price of dry maize has shot up in Kitale, prompting traders to go for cheap maize in Uganda to meet growing demand for the commodity.

Prices more than doubled from Sh1,500 to Sh3,500 for a 90-kilogramme bag in the past two weeks after local farmers sold their grain stock at throw-away prices.