Regular rainfall spiced with sunny days was received in the majority of Karamoja region during the month of May. Cultivation of staple crops continues with backfilling of crops that did not germinate while others in general are weeding their crops. Cultivation is expected to continue until June. There is an indication of a good crop […]
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There was a large stock pile of maize delivered in the opening week of April in Kampala market. This was due to an increase in the grain price at Ugx.900/kg which forced rural stockists to deliver more maize in order to earn the Ugx.900/kg which was a good price compared to their buying price at
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Grain trading at the border post market of Busia began with a low pace at the beginning of March as Kenyans winded up their short harvest leading to a less demand for Ugandan maize. Good quality maize was offered at Ugx.734/kg (Ksh.27) and a reduced volume of 800-900Mt daily were traded. Mid-month, the Kenyan harvest
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The produce market opened with high demand at the Busia border market. Plenty of maize was supplied to this particular market given the fact that the second season had started in late January. An estimated 2900MT were demanded on a daily by several transit traders who turned up at this market. Good quality maize was
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The 2nd harvest season for maize opened late during the month of January and the climax was speculated in Mid-month. Some production locations had earlier reported harvesting. Unusual this year, supply was mentioned first from Hoima, Kiboga and Kyankwanzi delivered to Kampala. In other major markets like Busia, harvesting was reported first from the northern
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During the month of May the maize grain price in Kampala was registered stable. Maize was offered at Ugx.800/kg for 3 weeks. The presence of other staples on the market such as matooke from the western region, fresh cassava and sweet potatoes from central region is one of the effects of a stable grain price.
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During the month of November the maize price in Kampala increased gradually from Ugx.650/kg to Ugx850/kg at the close of the month. The majority of grain was delivered from Kiboga, Kyankwanzi, Mubende, Masindi and Kibaale. Maize was offered at Ugx.500-550/kg in the above production locations during November. Speculators noted that there was less demand for
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The region was affected by cattle rustling where the Jie community was said to be mainly behind this ruthless act after acquiring ammunitions from Southern Sudan. This has affected the livestock market which was recently opened in the course of the year. Several livestock markets were still grappling with SOPs when the habit of rustling
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Major markets registered newly harvested maize countrywide. In Kisenyi-Owino dry grain market, maize was offered at two quality levels viz old stock grain at Ugx.800/kg and newly harvested grain at Ugx.750/kg. Good quality maize flour was offered at Ugx.68,000-70,000 per 50kg sack. The beans harvest started much earlier and a considerable volume of assorted bean
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There were reports of high demand for produce at border points especially Busia where volumes of trade were registered especially for beans, maize and millet. Huge volumes of assorted beans were recorded throughout the week to the tune of between 1300MT-2500MT daily. In the maize sector, approximately 300-500MT were traded daily throughout the week. Several
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