MINICOM sets maize price for first quarter 2021

By The Inspirer writer.

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MINICOM) has announced that the maize production for the 2021 A crop season will be sold at Rwf 226 per kilo for sifted corns and Rwf 204 per kilo for assembled corns.

The season A usually begins in September and ends in February. This year’s season in Rwanda focuses on crops including corn, soybeans, wheat, beans, cassava, potatoes, bananas, vegetables, rice and fruits.

A statement from MINICOM said that the price of maize will be based on the results of a meeting held on January 21, 2021 with the help of technology, aimed at combining the farmer’s investment with the price at which consumers will buy maize for the quarter of 2021 A.

The meeting was attended by stakeholders in the maize sector including the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI), the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Board (RAB), the Maize Farmers’ Representatives, the maize processing industry representatives, representatives of large companies that buy and sell maize, and representatives of the districts that produce a big quantity of maize.

The National Institute for Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) report on the upgraded seasonal agricultural survey 2020 annual report shows that at least 1.5 tons per hectare has been cleared by farmers.

Last year, during the first quarter, Rwandans harvested 353,999 tons of maize on 221,521 hectares and in the second quarter there were 94,634 tons on an area of ​​72,918 hectares.

Source: IGIHE/Kinyarwanda.