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
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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
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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
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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
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