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Food prices start coming down as harvesting begins

Grain traders in Eldoret town, Uasin Gishu County. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

With only two months left to the maize harvesting season, food prices in North Rift - the country's grain basket - have started dropping.

The country's staple food - maize - is majorly produced in Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Nandi and parts of Elgeyo Marakwet, where farmers are currently optimistic about a good yield.

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