Weekly Market Guide Issue No. 190, October 9th , 2014 Zimbabwe weather forecast Mean start of the season ( SOS) dates for the 2014/2015 summer season. -Meteorological Services Department THE MARKET Table 1: Buyers of Farm Produce Buying Company Staywell Trading Percy +263772235558 Tom +263778854693 Ralph +263777288756 Brendan+ 263774175974 Commodity Price/Unit Payment Terms Delivery Groundnuts $900 $550 $560 To be announced Cash on Delivery 14days Harare Wheat $430 21 Days Harare Wheat Bran $190 To be announced Harare Sugar beans $1200 To be announced Harare Harare Soya beans 190th ZFU Weekly Market Guide, October 9th, 2014 Page 1 Table 2: Input prices: Farm & City Centre 8 October 2014 Input Mbizi 10kg Mbizi 25kg Mbizi 5kg Ammonium Nitrate 50kg Compound D 50kg Gypsum 50kg Compound C 50kg Agricultural lime 50kg Metalachlor I litre Lasso I litre Atrazine litre Stella Star I litre Nicosulfron 35g Haosulfron 50g Thionex 1 litre Unit cost $ 27.50 69.50 14.50 36.50 34.00 10.00 38.00 8.00 13.00 10.00 18.00 75.00 10.00 24.00 13.00 Prices are the same in all their outlets nationwide Table 3: Windmill Private Limited Input Ammonium Nitrate Urea Compound D Xtra Compound C Gypsum Compound S Compound L Price$/50kg bag 34.50 31.00 31.00 35.00 6.00 38.00 34.00 Windmill is offering discounts on bulk purchases.2.5% on nitrate fertilisers and 5% on compounds. Members are encouraged to renew their membership and participate in group purchases in order to access these discounts!!! Table 4: Average wholesale prices (USD) of commodities as at 8 October 2014 Commodity Bulawayo Upcoming Traders Association 0.50 /hd 16.00 /20L Cabbage (Medium) Cowpea Groundnut(Dry, 25.00 /20L Shelled) Maize (White, Grain 27.00 /bag Dry A/B) Millet (Finger) 10.00 /20L Potato (Large) 9.00 /15kg Potato (Medium, 8.00 /15kg Small) Rape/Covo 0.70 /bundle Roundnut Nyimo 26.00 /20L (Shelled) Sugar Beans 30.00 /20L ZFU Weekly collections Chipinge Craft Mandava Market Mbare Sakubva 0.70 /kg 20.00 /kg 0.17 /hd 0.30 /kg 0.50 /hd 8.00 /20L 0.30 /hd 13.00 /20L 0.50 /hd 20.00 /20L 25.00 /kg 1.11 /kg 18.00 /20L 22.00 /20L 20.00 /20L 5.00 /bag 0.20 /kg 14.00 /bag 18.00 /bag 4.50 /20L 8.00 /kg 15.00 /15kg 0.52 /kg 0.94 /kg 7.00 /20L 16.00 /15kg 15.00 /20L 13.00 /15kg 12.00 /20L 13.00 /15kg 12.00 /15kg 0.76 /kg 13.00 /15kg 11.00 /15kg 10.00 /15kg 0.30 /kg 0.30 /bundle 0.50 /bundle 2.00 /bundle 0.40 /bundle 25.00 /kg 0.96 /kg 10.00 /20L 18.00 /20L 15.00 /20L 25.00 /kg 1.39 /kg 20.00 /20L 22.00 /20L 18.00 /20L 190th ZFU Weekly Market Guide, October 9th, 2014 Page 2 Hay bales for sale Minimum order: 100 bales 14 kg Katambora bales Pack rate: 275 per 14 ton truck and trailer Area: Marondera Price: excludes transport: $2.80 per bale Transport can be organised: $1.60 per running km Phone: + 263 (0) 772 913595 Landline: +263 (0) 4 492610 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @RLMS_Zw Zimbabwe Farmers Union Head Office, 102 Fife Avenue/Sam Nujoma, Harare Phone: 263771564554-5 Email: [email protected] The leading farmer representative body in Zimbabwe 190th ZFU Weekly Market Guide, October 9th, 2014 Page 3
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